Award

Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART

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Award

23 Feb 2018 at 12:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Glasgow School of Art is currently in the Award stage of its procurement process for a contract titled "Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)." This tender is focused on services in the Information Communication Technology sector, specifically seeking a data storage solution for GSA staff and students. The procurement process began on 30 January 2018 and concluded on 29 January 2023. The contract, valued at £101,989, has been awarded to XMA Limited, and is aimed at providing a scalable and easy-to-operate storage infrastructure.

This procurement opportunity presents significant potential for businesses, especially those involved in Information Communication Technology and data storage solutions. Companies that offer hyperconverged infrastructure or scalable IT services would be exceptionally well-suited to compete. As the Glasgow School of Art focuses on meeting the evolving infrastructure needs of its staff and students, vendors that can demonstrate innovative and flexible solutions may find substantial opportunities for growth in similar public sector projects.

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Notice Title

Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)

Notice Description

The Glasgow School of Art seeks to purchase a data storage solution to provide a primary central data store for GSA Staff and Students. The storage solution will also need to meet requirements to provide compute capability for the purpose of hosting infrastructure and application servers which are primarily, although not exclusively Microsoft Windows Server platform. GSA seeks to procure the Storage solution under Lot 4 of the SSSNA agreement.The required storage will essentially be a hyperconvergence type solution. This should enable the seamless expansion of infrastructure as required. It is important that the solution be simple to operate and scale to meet future growth.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000521146
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB311273
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

CPV Codes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£101,989 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Feb 20188 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
Additional Buyers

FORESTRY COMMISSION

LINSTONE HOUSING

NHS HIGHLAND C/O NSS HEALTH FACILITIES SCOTLAND

PAISLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Contact Name
Director of Housing and Property, Equipping Sourcing, Finance & Administration, Procurement, Technical Manager
Contact Email
jenniferpaterson@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1312756662, +44 1418897105, +44 1505384103, +44 3000676156, 0141 5661189

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 7AT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

A.C. WHYTE

GRAHAM IRVINE & PARTNERS

LAKEHOUSE

NIXON HIRE

PERTEMPS

THE DENTAL DIRECTORY

XMA

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