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title: "Pre-Market Engagement - SAN Storage/Backup solution"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2020-09-07"
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# Pre-Market Engagement - SAN Storage/Backup solution

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-45005107-8043-43da-861b-f4af9b9626b5

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is conducting a pre-market engagement phase for the procurement of a SAN Storage/Backup solution, specifically due to issues with the current system's capacity and escalating costs. The engagement is aimed at gathering information from potential suppliers to identify options available in the market that could meet the council's requirements. The engagement end date is set for 25 September 2020, and the procurement is classified under the industry category of information systems and servers, with an estimated budget of £80,000. The location for delivery addresses is in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom, specifically Leicester.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in information systems, particularly those with expertise in SAN storage and backup solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the contracting authority is open to a diversity of options from various providers. Companies that can demonstrate experience in providing similar technological solutions and can meet Leicester City Council's operational needs will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this tender may enable successful bidders to establish or expand their relationships within the public sector, potentially leading to further contracts and business growth.

## Notice

Leicester City Council is considering options for the replacement of its SAN Storage/Backup solution due to reduced capacity and increasing costs for keeping the hardware supported beyond January 2021. The existing solution was purchased 5 years ago and was procured to host our Exchange 2010 environment, Hyper-V Virtual Servers, Backup of the Hyper-V servers, Hosting of homedrives, Application areas and Shared areas for the various departments and users. We are keen to seek market information from organisations that may have an expertise in this field in order to support our interest and understand the options that exist in the market to support the requirements, and whether vendors can supply all of the requirements for Leicester City Council to keep on providing the service that it currently does with the existing solution.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee279d07-7825-4f84-97bb-a1716a2614c5 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Sep 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48800000 - Information systems and servers

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2020 at 12:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee279d07-7825-4f84-97bb-a1716a2614c5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee279d07-7825-4f84-97bb-a1716a2614c5
  7th September 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=13a155b5-04f1-ea11-8105-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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