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Research Tape Infrastructure

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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27 Jul 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has conducted a procurement process for the "Research Tape Infrastructure" project, focusing on extending and updating its existing Research Data tape infrastructure. This procurement, classified under the education sector, is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procurement method used for this contract was a limited tender, which allowed for negotiation without prior publication due to compatibility and maintenance considerations with the existing supplier, OCF. The award was officially completed with the contract signed on 29 June 2017, and the overall contract duration is set for five years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in infrastructure and data management solutions, particularly those providing services compatible with the existing systems at the University. Companies offering enhanced capacity solutions, data storage technologies, or maintenance services are particularly well-suited to compete for contracts with the University of Edinburgh. With a focus on resilience and increased capacity, this procurement could help businesses expand their service offerings in the higher education sector and build strong partnerships with a leading educational institution.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Research Tape Infrastructure

Notice Description

Extending support and updating infrastructure for the University of Edinburgh Research Data tape infrastructure. The current action will extend the infrastructure with a second site (for resilience) and increased capacity and bring all support for the infrastructure up to 2022.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Under Regulation 33(4)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification: Where a change in supplier(s) would mean that the University would have compatibility issues or disproportionate technical difficulties; this procedure can be used to acquire additional deliveries from the original supplier when needed to replace or increase supplies or installations. In this case, the contract or recurrent contract length must not exceed three years, other than in exceptional circumstances. The justification of this purchase is: - that it is an extension of an existing infrastructure - with additional components of the same hardware being used to increase capacity - that the existing supplier - OCF - is used for this purchase to ensure the additional components are maintained by the existing supplier, so removing possibility of multiple maintenance providers performing investigation and remedial actions on the same kit. This avoids the common issue of two maintainers blaming each other for the issue. The duration of this contract will be five years. The contract is required to run beyond the permitted three year period to align with maintenance contracts on existing infrastructure which is being extended - ie to ensure that all components are maintained by the existing supplier to the same duration.

Procurement Information

Under Regulation 33(4)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification: Where a change in supplier(s) would mean that the University would have compatibility issues or disproportionate technical difficulties; this procedure can be used to acquire additional deliveries from the original supplier when needed to replace or increase supplies or installations. In this case, the contract or recurrent contract length must not exceed three years, other than in exceptional circumstances. The justification of this purchase is: - that it is an extension of an existing infrastructure - with additional components of the same hardware being used to increase capacity - that the existing supplier - OCF - is used for this purchase to ensure the additional components are maintained by the existing supplier, so removing possibility of multiple maintenance providers performing investigation and remedial actions on the same kit. This avoids the common issue of two maintainers blaming each other for the issue.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000506060
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL290906
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32424000 - Network infrastructure

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jun 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Elizabeth Lebost
Contact Email
elizabeth.lebost@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1316502508

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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