Notice Information
Notice Title
Infrastructure & End User Computing Refresh
Notice Description
As part of this procurement, suppliers are requested to provide a comprehensive financial proposal for the full list of equipment outlined in this tender, based on a three (3) year lease agreement. The proposal must include a monthly payment profile covering the entire lease period, with all costs-such as hardware, warranty, support, and any associated service fees-fully itemised and included in the monthly figure. At the conclusion of the 36 month lease term, the organisation must retain full ownership of all supplied equipment, with no residual or balloon payment due. Suppliers should ensure that their lease offering is compliant with public sector procurement standards and includes clear terms regarding early termination, replacement of faulty equipment, and continuity of warranty throughout the full lease duration. This tender invites suppliers to provide, deliver, complete infrastructure and end user computing refresh, encompassing virtualisation servers, core network switching, and a range of desktop, laptop, and all in one devices. The solution must deliver a resilient and secure platform capable of supporting modern workloads and organisational operational needs. All server hardware must include a minimum of four (4) years advanced parts replacement warranty, while all end user computing devices must include a minimum of one (1) year warranty. To comply with the organisation's security standards, all supplied systems must incorporate Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology to support hardware rooted security functions and secure device management. In line with sustainability objectives, suppliers must ensure that all hardware is delivered using reduced or recyclable packaging, and sustainable procurement.
Lot Information
Computer Hardware
As part of this procurement, suppliers are requested to provide a comprehensive financial proposal for the full list of equipment outlined in this tender, based on a three (3) year lease agreement as per the specification. Or By Lot (1) Computer Hardware (2) Servers Computer Hardware 24" AIO PCs (Quantity: 135) * Built in webcam * Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 * 16GB RAM * 500GB M.2 NVMe * WiFi + Bluetooth * 1Gb Network * Wired Keyboard and Mouse 15" Laptops (Quantity: 100) * Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 * 16GB RAM * 500GB M.2 NVMe * WiFi + Bluetooth * 1Gb Network * Built in Webcam * Laptop Bag Standard Laptops (Quantity: 185) * Intel N100 * 8GB RAM * 256GB SSD * Built in Webcam Flip Laptops (Quantity: 3) * Intel Ultra 5 226v * 14 Multitouch Display * 16GB LPDDR5 * 512GB NVMe * WiFi + Bluetooth * Rechargeable Pen
ServersAs part of this procurement, suppliers are requested to provide a comprehensive financial proposal for the full list of equipment outlined in this tender, based on a three (3) year lease agreement as per the specification. Or By Lot (1) Computer Hardware (2) Servers The proposed solution is a four-node Hyper-V failover cluster designed for resilient virtualisation and Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). Each 2U node shall be equipped with a 32-core processor, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, enterprise NVMe storage, and dual redundant hot swap power supplies. A dedicated 25GbE RDMA storage fabric shall be provided using Intel E810 based adapters and a 25GbE Top of Rack switch with 24x25Gb SFP28 ports and 4x100Gb QSFP28 uplinks, supporting modern L3 features such as MLAG and EVPN VXLAN, and not requiring any feature licensing. The selected FS S5850-24B4C switch meets these requirements with native 25Gb SFP28 connectivity and enterprise feature support for the cluster fabric. Client facing connectivity shall be delivered via dual port 10GbE adapters per host. Cluster storage shall be delivered using 7.68TB NVMe U.2 SSDs per node, enabling a minimum of 40TB usable capacity across the four-node cluster when deployed with appropriate S2D configurations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065385
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030209-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CO DURHAM
- Postcode
- SR8 2RN
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- 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
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Peterlee West
- Westminster Constituency
- Easington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030209-2026
1st April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027476-2026
25th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026721-2026
24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019770-2026
5th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015874-2026
21st February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013257-2026
13th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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