Notice Information
Notice Title
Research Data Hosting and Storage Software Solution
Notice Description
Heriot-Watt University currently stores 135TB of research data in a cloud hosted and storage solution provided by Dropbox Business.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Heriot-Watt University currently stores over 135TB of key dynamic research data within a cloud hosted and storage software solution provided by Dropbox Business.
Procurement Information
Heriot-Watt University has entered into a contract with Dropbox Inc. in accordance with Paragraph 33 Part 4(b) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Specifically, the contract pertains to purchasing additional supplies of an existing research data storage solution with relevant support and maintenance element which is cloud hosted. Any change to such a supply arrangement would oblige Heriot-Watt University to encounter a solution with different technical characteristics resulting in a high level of disproportionate technical difficulty being encountered in implementing and the subsequent operation of the system due to the challenges of transferring a large volume of critically important research data. Any file transfer process would require to be specifically designed and would require to incorporate several iterative actions and subsequent planned downtime with disruption to key research programmes. Additionally, the capacity to migrate large volumes of data would require the involvement of a third party adding to the disproportionate complexity of the process whilst increasing the risk data corruption to critical research projects.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000652905
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL422615
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48782000 - Storage management software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £165,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jul 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jun 20214 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
- HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Fred Davidson
- Contact Email
- f.davidson@hw.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314513700
Buyer Location
- Locality
- RICCARTON, EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 4AP
- 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
- Pentland Hills
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY413789
Research Data Hosting and Storage Software Solution - Heriot-Watt University currently stores 135TB of research data in a cloud hosted and storage solution provided by Dropbox Business. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL422615
Research Data Hosting and Storage Software Solution - Heriot-Watt University currently stores 135TB of research data in a cloud hosted and storage solution provided by Dropbox Business.
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