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WCDI IT Equipment

University Of Edinburgh

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

07 Jan 2020 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
TenderUpdate

09 Dec 2019 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

05 Dec 2019 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh is currently seeking tenders for the procurement of IT equipment as part of their World Class Data Infrastructure (WCDI) initiative. This procurement, titled "WCDI IT Equipment", is classified under the goods category and aims to support the expansion and refreshment of the WCDI's data storage and computational capabilities. The procurement process is at the tender stage and is being conducted through an Open procedure via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Noon on 31st January 2020, allowing more time for interested bidders to prepare their applications. The opening of tenders is scheduled for the same day, with bids being reviewed shortly thereafter.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the IT and technology sectors, particularly those specialising in data storage solutions, high-performance computing, and related services. Companies with experience in large-scale IT projects and the ability to meet the stringent financial and technical requirements outlined in the tender are particularly well-suited to compete. Additional advantages may be gained for businesses that align their offerings with the goals of the Data Driven Innovation Programme, which is a key investment from the UK and Scottish Governments aimed at fostering economic growth and innovation in the Edinburgh region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WCDI IT Equipment

Notice Description

This WCDI IT Equipment procurement will put in place a Master Contract to allow the University of Edinburgh, acting through Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), to purchase the IT equipment required to create, extend and refresh, the WCDI's data storage and compute capability This requirement is not divided into Lots due to the complexity of the requirement. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure. Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the ESPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the selection requirements detailed in Sections III and V1.3 Additional Information within this OJEU Notice

Lot Information

Lot 1

The innovation component of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is focussed on the development of a Data Driven Innovation (DDI) Programme to establish the City Region as the Data Capital of Europe, attracting inward investment, fuelling entrepreneurship and supporting inclusive economic growth. To achieve this, the DDI Programme requires a powerful, high capacity, innovative and flexible data infrastructure capable of agile delivery of an expanding array of complex and bespoke data and analytical services. At the heart of this requirement, is the World Class Data infrastructure (WCDI), a critical enabler for the programme. The WCDI will leverage 30 years of investments in the internationally recognised research infrastructure provided by Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), the supercomputing centre at the University, and specifically the Advanced Computing Facility (ACF), EPCC's data centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh. WCDI represents a practical, flexible and cost-effective approach to the delivery of the diverse technological requirements of the DDI programme. WCDI will extend the ACF, which today hosts and operates many of the UK's national High-Performance Computing (HPC) and research data services. Developed since 2003, in excess of 50M GBP has been invested to date in the ACF buildings and its data centre infrastructure. It currently houses around 100M GBP of equipment including the ARCHER National HPC service and is a state-of-the-art facility. A key recent development is the addition of Computer Room 4, a 270 rack, 6MW room which will host the WCDI equipment. This WCDI IT Equipment procurement will put in place a Master Contract (Schedule 5 of ITT) to allow the University of Edinburgh, acting through EPCC, to purchase the IT equipment required to create, extend and refresh, the WCDI's data storage and compute capability. There will be an initial order placed for storage that will be written into the contract. After this initial purchase the university will continue to raise orders under the Master Contract, all of which shall be incorporated to become part of the Master Contract. The scope of what can be bought under this contract is listed below under "Equipment Requirements". Equipment requirements As part of the Edinburgh and SE Scotland City Region Deal a significant Capital Equipment budget has been secured to implement the World Class Data Infrastructure (WCDI). Rather than spend all of this money on the first year of the 10-year DDI Programme, the spend has been profiled across the lifetime of the programme. The rationale for this approach being EPCC's desire to build the infrastructure according to need, using a "building block" approach. Such Building Blocks can be further observed within the Technical Requirements of the ITT (BB1 to BB9 and Data Centre Network), but can be highlighted as: Data Storage: hot, warm & cold storage bricks and Back-up & disaster recovery; Scale-out VM compute infrastructure bricks for the private Cloud; Accelerated Compute Servers; HPC, HPDA and AI Infrastructure; Cabinets and Hosting Infrastructure; Networking and Security Emerging Technologies Software Installation and support services where requested by the University; and Data Centre Network Update. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Options: The University will reserve the right to purchase Emerging Technologies; Software; and Installation and support services where requested by the University in-line with the ITT

Renewal: 5-year contract with possible extension options at + 3 year + 2 year (5+3+2). Extension options will act as breakpoints for contract review.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000606377
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN376647
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

30230000 - Computer-related equipment

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£83,750,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£83,750,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jan 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
If full contract term and extensions are carried out (5+3+2) then the contract will be due for renewal in 2030.

Notice Status

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

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC374359
    WCDI IT Equipment - This WCDI IT Equipment procurement will put in place a Master Contract to allow the University of Edinburgh, acting through Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), to purchase the IT equipment required to create, extend and refresh, the WCDI's data storage and compute capability This requirement is not divided into Lots due to the complexity of the requirement. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure. Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the ESPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the selection requirements detailed in Sections III and V1.3 Additional Information within this OJEU Notice

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