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Data Storage & Defective Media Retention

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Aberdeen has recently completed a procurement tender for 'Data Storage & Defective Media Retention' in the goods category. The tender was initiated through a tender process and involved Dell Corporation Limited as the awarded supplier. The procurement stage is now complete, and the contract, valued at £1,331,987.94 GBP, was signed on 22nd December 2023. The location of the buying organisation is in Aberdeen, UK, and the industry category is Education.

This public procurement opportunity, led by the University of Aberdeen, presents a chance for businesses that provide enterprise-grade storage solutions to secure valuable contracts in the education sector. Companies specialising in data storage technologies, encryption services, and server solutions would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The open procedure for this procurement ensures fair access to interested suppliers, creating a competitive environment for businesses to showcase their offerings and potentially expand their market presence.

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Notice Title

Data Storage & Defective Media Retention

Notice Description

Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification. Direct Award using Framework ITS4043 SU Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) Lot 2 (Storage)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000754886
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496162
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

30233100 - Computer storage units

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,331,987 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20232 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB24 3FX
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELL

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496162
    Data Storage & Defective Media Retention - Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification.

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