--- title: "ITQ - Server and Storage Hardware" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-12-01" --- # ITQ - Server and Storage Hardware Buyer: BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c700a6a-d181-48b1-ab32-fa727f33cd10.json) ## Summary The Barrow in Furness Borough Council has initiated a tender for the procurement of ITQ - Server and Storage Hardware. The council seeks the supply, installation, and commissioning of new Server and Storage equipment at their primary and disaster recovery computing sites. This tender falls under the industry category of 'Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages'. The deadline for tender submission is December 15, 2022, and the contract period is scheduled from December 26, 2022, to March 31, 2023. Interested businesses are advised to visit the provided link for procurement document access. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialising in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support to compete for the contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged as the suitability criteria reflect a preference for SME participation. Barrow in Furness Borough Council invites businesses to engage in the open procedure procurement method for this contract, offering a valuable growth opportunity within the computing machinery and IT services sector. ## Notice The supply, installation and commissioning of new Server and Storage equipment to the replace the existing end of service life Servers and Storage system at the Council's primary and disaster recovery (DR) computing sites. For the primary site, which is located in the Town Hall, this will be the replacement of 2 VMware Host Servers and the introduction of new dedicated VMware Server for hosting Oracle environments. All three of these will utilise the current production NetApp Storage Array. For the DR site, which is located at another site, this will be the replacement of the current server and storage hardware with the following: * A Citrix Virtual Desktop Host * A VMware Host * NetApp Storage Array * Storage Network Switch Professional services will be required to assist the Council's IT Service Team to installation, testing, commissioning and decommissioning of the production and DR environments. This will include the migration of production workloads. To access the Procurement Document please follow the link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d442d17e-af71-ed11-811c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72627aa2-548c-44d6-85ee-e41b6300c393 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Dec 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | | 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 | BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BARROW IN FURNESS | | Post town | Lancaster | | Postcode | LA14 2LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness | | Local authority | Westmorland and Furness | | Electoral ward | Old Barrow and Hindpool | | Westminster constituency | Barrow and Furness | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### Codes - 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 1 Dec 2022 at 19:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72627aa2-548c-44d6-85ee-e41b6300c393 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72627aa2-548c-44d6-85ee-e41b6300c393 1st December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d442d17e-af71-ed11-811c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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