--- title: "QU122 - Birmingham Adult Education Services - Servers Storage Backup" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-06-13" --- # QU122 - Birmingham Adult Education Services - Servers Storage Backup Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2eb64b6e-bfc6-4b15-95b7-4a90f685d633.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council is initiating a tender for "QU122 - Birmingham Adult Education Services - Servers Storage Backup". The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with the closing date for submissions set for noon on 21st June 2018. This contract is classified under the services category, specifically related to server solutions as part of the Adult Education Services' transition to an on-premise infrastructure across 10 sites connected via a 1GB link. Interested bidders can find more information and submit their bids via the Council's tender portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/. This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses specialising in server technology and IT infrastructure solutions. Companies that provide virtualisation services, server hardware, or network solutions may find this tender particularly relevant. The project prioritises reliability and availability, making it ideal for firms with expertise in advanced IT and cloud-based solutions that can ensure service continuity during maintenance events. Bidders capable of proposing innovative hypervisor options within the specified requirements will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. ## Notice Birmingham Adult Education Services (BAES) is moving all services where possible to an on premise solution. The scope of the tender is to provide the on premise solution. Hypervisor options can be proposed and should be costed accordingly per site. Microsoft licensing is outside scope of this project. There are 10 sites in total connected via a 1GB link to the main production site. Connectivity to network should be 1GB or 10G SFP+. With centralised virtualisation comes the need to ensure reliability and availability, even in the event of hardware failure or during periods of maintenance, updates. The BAES network infrastructure already includes features to provide automatic failover and multiple redundant/load balanced paths, and any server/storage/virtualised system would be expected to provide similar levels of assurance. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation document. Your completed quotation documentation should be returned by noon on 21st June 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29bd6ac4-3c4f-46b4-85f2-ad54f9093dc7 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | 21 Jun 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2018 - 1 Jul 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7DJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48222000 - Web server software package - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48820000 - Servers - 48821000 - Network servers - 48822000 - Computer servers - 48823000 - File servers - 48825000 - Web servers - 72212222 - Web server software development services ## Release History - 13 Jun 2018 at 15:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29bd6ac4-3c4f-46b4-85f2-ad54f9093dc7 - 13 Jun 2018 at 15:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29bd6ac4-3c4f-46b4-85f2-ad54f9093dc7 - 13 Jun 2018 at 11:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29bd6ac4-3c4f-46b4-85f2-ad54f9093dc7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29bd6ac4-3c4f-46b4-85f2-ad54f9093dc7 13th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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