Notice Information
Notice Title
Datacentre hosting at Wightfibre
Notice Description
Rack space and hosting of IWC ICT equipment and services provided by Wightfibre, for our resilient secondary data centre which is currently provided by the NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital. Currently the Isle of Wight Council's second datacentre is located at St Mary's Hospital, Newport, IW where the local NHS Trust provides rack space, cooling and power facilities. This agreement was originally cost neutral and a mutual agreement between both organisations to utilise each other's datacentres for resiliency. The NHS had a change of strategy and did not want to pursue this and therefore started to charge the IWC for the service. This is now only in place until 31st July 2026. Following a thorough review, it has been confirmed that there are currently no Council owned sites and very limited options on the Island that are adequately equipped to host a data centre. Wightfibre have been identified as the only local company that can meet all of our requirements including secure rack space, hosting, resilient power, cooling and connectivity to County Hall (where the primary datacentre is located). It is important to note that any further delay or lack of decision increases the risk of service disruption, data centre resilience issues, and potential impact on critical Council operations. Proceeding with the Wightfibre option mitigates these risks and ensures a level of service continuation. The Council has issued a UK5 Transparency Notice as per PA23 regulations and now a UK6 Contract Award notice to begin standstill. This begins on 29 April 2026 and will conclude at midnight on 11 May 2026 with the contract anticipated to be signed from 12 May 2026.
Procurement Information
Currently the Isle of Wight Council's second datacentre is located at St Mary's Hospital, Newport, IW where the local NHS Trust provides rack space, cooling and power facilities. This agreement was originally cost neutral and a mutual agreement between both organisations to utilise each other's datacentres for resiliency. The NHS had a change of strategy and did not want to pursue this and therefore started to charge the IWC for the service. This is now only in place until 31st July 2026. Following a thorough review, it has been confirmed that there are currently no Council owned sites and very limited options on the Island that are adequately equipped to host a data centre. Wightfibre have been identified as the only local company that can meet all of our requirements including secure rack space, hosting, resilient power, cooling and connectivity to County Hall (where the primary datacentre is located). It is important to note that any further delay or lack of decision increases the risk of service disruption, data centre resilience issues, and potential impact on critical Council operations. Proceeding with the Wightfibre option mitigates these risks and ensures a level of service continuation. The Council is issuing this UK5 Transparency Notice as per PA23 regulations and will also issue a UK6 Contract Award notice to begin standstill. This is intended to begin on 29 April 2026 and will conclude at midnight on 09 May 2026 with the contract anticipated to be signed from 12 May 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068e00
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039250-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £248,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- PO30 1UD
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ34 Isle of Wight
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Electoral Ward
- Newport Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039250-2026
29th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039205-2026
29th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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