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Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science

University Of Edinburgh

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Mar 2018 at 01:00

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Tender

06 Dec 2017 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has initiated a procurement process for a Research Database Service pertaining to the Edinburgh Element of the UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science. This open tender, classified under the education industry sector, is conducted from the Advanced Computing Facility at Easter Bush, Edinburgh. Bidders can submit their offers electronically until 12th January 2018, with the award period commencing on 15th January 2018. The contract, valued at approximately £129,665.83, has the potential for a three-year extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in data storage and cloud solutions relevant to the academic and research sectors. Companies with experience in providing relational database systems, particularly those capable of managing large volumes of scientific data, will be well-positioned to compete. Bidders should ideally have a financial standing that meets the turnover threshold set by the buyer and adhere to social and environmental obligations, ensuring compliance with various UK legislation on human rights and equality.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science

Notice Description

The University of Edinburgh wishes to purchase a Research Database Service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Wide-field Astronomy Unit (WFAU), which is part of the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Astronomy, is a leading provider of 'sky service services' to the UK and international astronomy community. The UK has a very strong history in survey astronomy and Edinburgh's WFAU has long been at the forefront of this activity. At the time of writing, WFAU curates, on behalf of the UK astronomical community, data from nine cutting-edge sky surveys. WFAU has developed science-archive systems that securely store data from sky surveys and makes them available to users in a flexible manner via the Internet. The main challenge for WFAU in operating these archives is the volumes of data generated by modern sky survey systems. Over the past 15 years, WFAU has exploited the steady progression in disk capacity to sustain a basic sky-survey archive model, with a relational database management system (RDBMS) running on a single database server. However, the multi-Petabyte databases that will be produced by the coming generation of telescope facilities will be far too large to be implemented on a single server, necessitating the deployment of clustered solutions. Bidders are invited to tender for LIT0677 Research Database Service for Royal Observatory of Edinburgh (ROE.), to supply a storage system to serve large science catalogues (as relational databases) to the UK research community. This Contract Agreement covers the period from 29/01/2018 to insert date with the option to extend for a period of three (3) years.. Please note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Options: 4th Year Warranty 5th Year Warranty

Renewal: +12 +12 months optional

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000521515
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR315101
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£129,665 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Mar 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jan 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Feb 20188 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

XMA Limited

Further Information

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