Planning

Pure Storage Estate

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

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Planning

07 Jul 2025 at 12:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is initiated by UK Shared Business Services Ltd, located in Swindon, United Kingdom. It is currently in the planning stage, focusing on the renewal of the Pure Storage infrastructure under the project title "Pure Storage Estate." This tender falls under the "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" category and aims to support their VMware infrastructure with a project budget of £800,000 exclusive of VAT. The procurement method is through an open tender, and the response deadline for expressions of interest is set for 18th July 2025. The anticipated contract period is from February 2026 to February 2028, with further details to be provided in the tender notice.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those offering solution delivery and technical support for storage infrastructure. Small and medium-sized enterprises that can provide competitive offerings for FlashArray X devices, a transition to a fully managed subscription-based storage service like Evergreen One, and cyber resilience options are well-suited to compete in this tender. Businesses willing to engage in non-competitive dialogue during the planning stage have the chance to influence the formulation of requirements, enhancing their chances in the subsequent tender stages. Interested suppliers may benefit from energy-efficient and unified management solutions, aligning their proposals with the contracting authority's focus on sustainability and efficiency.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pure Storage Estate

Notice Description

UK Shared Business Services intends to proceed with the renewal of its Pure Storage infrastructure, with the scope outlined as follows. *FlashArray X Devices: These support our VMware infrastructure. We intend to renew this to maintain support and benefit from hardware refreshes, avoiding the need for costly tenders and engineering work. *Evergreen One Option: We'd like to explore whether we can transition to Evergreen One, Evergreen One is a fully managed, subscription-based storage service that delivers enterprise-grade storage with cloud-like flexibility. It combines on-premises and cloud storage into a single, unified service-without the customer owning or managing the hardware. *External Disk Shelf: We're interested in consolidating this into the main chassis at our DR site. Enterprise SLAs: *99.9999% uptime guarantee *Zero data loss commitment *No planned downtime for upgrades or maintenance Unified Management: *Manage block, file, and object storage across hybrid environments via Pure1(r), a centralized dashboard. Sustainability & Efficiency: *Energy-efficient infrastructure Cyber Resilience: *Optional add-ons for cyber recovery, including clean arrays and on-site services in case of an attack. At this stage we are conducting preliminary market engagement to gain further feedback from the market. By responding you will be engaging in non-competitive dialogue which will enable UKSBS to develop and assess the market's appetite, concerns, and views on formulation of its requirements. UKSBS may consider the information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform the specification and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the procurement, ensuring all valid options are considered. This form is an expression of interest only; the full details of the project and the desired outcomes will be provided in the Tender Notice Procurement Plan / Dates and Budget Project budget - PS800,000 excluding VAT Indicative advertising timescales - August 2025 - February 2025 Indicative Contract start date - February 2025 Contract end date - TBC Validation Questions Interested suppliers please respond to these questions. Send your response to Callum.Moloney@uksbs.co.uk To ensure that this procurement maximises appropriate bidder responses we have the following questions that we would like to pose to interested suppliers: 1. Procurement Capacity - Based on the indicative timescales for the procurement, please can you advise if your organisation would have capacity to provide a bid response within the timescales detailed? 2. Project Interest - Based on the scope provided, please can you advise if your organisation are interested in supplying these services to the contracting authority? 3. Further Information - Based on the scope provided, please advise if there is any further information you would require, or any specification questions you would need answered in order to put a bid response forward? Based on the project detail provided, is it your intention to respond to the Tender documentation once issued? Yes / No Name: Email: Organisation:

Planning Information

Expressions of Interest (EOI) Project Name: DDaT25300 - Pure Storage Estate Route to Market: Open Tender Response required by: Friday 18th July 2025 Response required to: Callum.Moloney@uksbs.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559ed
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037764-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Feb 2026 - 12 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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