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002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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26 Sep 2025 at 11:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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26 Sep 2025 at 11:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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13 May 2025 at 17:17

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council has successfully completed the procurement process for the "002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power" contract, with Sunderland City Council as the supplier. This project is part of Durham County Council's ICT Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and involves the renewal of rental of rack space and power supply in Sunderland City Council's Moorside Datacentre. The procurement was conducted via a direct award method due to existing service dependencies and continuity requirements in their ICT infrastructure. The contract began on 8th October 2025 and will run until 1st June 2028, with a gross value of £324,000. The services fall under the industry category of hardware disaster-recovery and computer-site planning consultancy services, delivered within the UKC region.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses offering specialised ICT support and consultancy services, particularly those experienced in business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. Companies that have the infrastructure to supply and manage data centre services effectively could see growth potential by aligning with Durham County Council's strategic continuity objectives. This contract offers a stable, long-term relationship with a public entity, facilitating expansion into public sector contracts for businesses specialising in technical consultancy and infrastructure support. Large-scale enterprises with existing capacity in these areas are particularly well-suited to manage and deliver on these services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power

Notice Description

As part of the Durham County Council ICT Business Continuity Planning, we require renewal of rental of rack space and supply of power to the racks in Sunderland City Council's Moorside datacentre. This is a continuation of existing services we utilise from them, with this being embedded in our current BCP.

Procurement Information

Due to embedded Business Continuity Planning within the organisation around ICT backup, it is not practical or feasible to change suppliers at this stage. Additional or repeat goods or services is the most suitable option for this direct award request, however, extreme and unavoidable urgency could also apply to this, as not continuing with the incumbent supplier and beginning a new procurement exercise at this stage in the existing contract would mean that there would be no data backup support and the organisation's ICT BCP would be void.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051272
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060092-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£270,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£270,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
8 Oct 2025 - 1 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sunderland City Council

Further Information

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