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GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services

Glasgow City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

31 Oct 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

09 Jul 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
TenderUpdate

09 Jul 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

30 May 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Glasgow City Council is conducting a procurement process titled "The Provision of Compute and Storage Services," classified under industry category 72000000 for services. The procurement method is an open procedure, facilitated via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal, aiming to secure a service provider for a projected initial term of 69 months with an option to extend for up to 60 months, potentially lasting until 2030. Tender submissions are to be electronically made by 14th July 2025 at 12:00 noon, with the evaluation and award decisions following shortly thereafter. This procurement process is supported by a detailed document outlining Glasgow City Council's performance requirements, financial prerequisites, and insurance mandates.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies adept at delivering data centre and cloud infrastructure services. With an estimated contract value ranging from £80,000,000 to £110,000,000, businesses offering robust Tier 3 data centre solutions, virtual and physical server management, scalable storage services, and secure networking infrastructure would be well-suited to compete. An opportunity to integrate with the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) function presents further business potential, appealing particularly to firms with established cybersecurity qualifications, comprehensive environmental management systems, and a strong grasp of the latest technological advancements. Participants in this tender are encouraged to align their strategies with the community benefits outlined, whiles ensuring compliance with Glasgow City Council's financial and professional standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services

Notice Description

The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. The Service Provider will provide datacentre and cloud infrastructure services to the council. It is anticipated that the Compute and Storage Services shall commence on 01 October 2025 (the 'Commencement Date'). Following the Due Diligence Period the Service Provider will be required to transition services from the current provider to the Service Provider's environment during the Implementation Period and prior to the Operational Services Commencement Date of 01 July 2026. At a high level the Services will consist of: 1. A primary Tier 3 datacentre conforming to Tier 3 standards; 2. Disaster Recovery provision conforming to Tier 3 standards; 3. Provision, hosting and management of resilient Virtual server environments; 4. Provision, hosting and management of Physical server environments; 5. Installation, management and maintenance of current and new Operating systems and underpinning services; 6. Provision, hosting and management of scalable Storage services; 7. Backup, restore and archive, including immutable backups; 8. Provision and management of Datacentre internal networking; 9. Datacentre power management and reporting; 10. Connectivity between the Service Provider's datacentres and the Council's WAN; 11. Firewall provision, hosting, maintenance, management and configuration; 12. Private cloud infrastructure provision, hosting and management; and 13. Public cloud infrastructure provision and management. As part of the delivery of this service, the Supplier will be required to integrate with the SIAM function. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the Services, some information related to the procurement is considered sensitive, as it relates to the council's security systems. In order to maintain confidentiality, the council require that a Confidentiality Agreement is signed by an Economic Operator prior to releasing the confidential information to them as part of this tender process. Economic Operators should complete and return the Confidentiality Agreement found within the Tender Pack in the "Buyer Attachments" area of PCS-T, and submit via the Q&A facility on the PCS-T portal as soon as possible. It is only following completion and return that the council shall send the information via email to the nominated individual listed on the Economic Operator's Confidentiality Agreement.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Option to extend for periods of up to an additional 60 months (in total) at the sole discretion of Glasgow City Council.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000783096
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542479
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

48620000 - Operating systems

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48820000 - Servers

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

72250000 - System and support services

72251000 - Disaster recovery services

72252000 - Computer archiving services

72253200 - Systems support services

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72317000 - Data storage services

72510000 - Computer-related management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£44,932,948 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This contract has an initial term of 69 months with options to extend for periods of up to 60 months (in total). Reprocurement may therefore take place any time from 2030 onwards.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Glasgow City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
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
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DataVita Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY531456
    GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services - The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542479
    GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services - The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.

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