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title: "Disk Procurement for Tier 1"
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# Disk Procurement for Tier 1

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-056e8962-ec29-4a79-b95a-0a9d836c5c2b

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## Summary

The public procurement process, titled "Disk Procurement for Tier 1," was conducted by UK Shared Business Services Limited, located in Swindon, England. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically for servers, and was initiated through a selective procurement method via a mini-competition against the LUPC OEM Led Solutions framework. The tender deadline was on 4th September 2020, with the contract awarded on 28th September 2020 for a total of £284,969.81. The contract period is from 29th September 2020 to 30th April 2021, with an increased requirement noted in a change notice worth £211,042.30 excluding VAT.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the technology and services sector, particularly those providing storage solutions and server components. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can prove their capability in delivering similar goods would be especially well-suited to compete for similar future contracts. Businesses that can participate in framework agreements or have experience in high-performance computing and data-intensive computing projects are likely to find fruitful opportunities within this contract and others like it.

## Notice

This requirement is for additional storage for existing servers. The route to market for this requirement was a mini-competition run against LUPC OEM Led Solutions (High Performance Computing (HPC) & Data Intensive Computing (DIC) (SSSNA Lot 3B) *******A contract change notice was applied (001) in order to increase this requirement by PS211,042.30 excluding VAT******

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61337a69-c390-48d3-a1e3-b5493456319b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2020 - 30 Apr 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £496,012 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £284,969 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | XMA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48820000 - Servers

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2020 at 13:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61337a69-c390-48d3-a1e3-b5493456319b
- 6 Oct 2020 at 09:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61337a69-c390-48d3-a1e3-b5493456319b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61337a69-c390-48d3-a1e3-b5493456319b
  18th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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