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title: "Invitation to tender for a platform refresh of Yarlington's server and storage infrastructure"
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# Invitation to tender for a platform refresh of Yarlington's server and storage infrastructure

Buyer: YARLINGTON HOUSING GROUP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76aba145-333d-4c5f-8f6e-48a8fa577208

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## Summary

The public procurement process involves Yarlington Housing Group Ltd, which is based in Yeovil, South West England. The procurement is titled "Invitation to tender for a platform refresh of Yarlington's server and storage infrastructure." This project falls under the IT services category (CPV Code 72000000) and has recently completed the tender stage, with the contract awarded on 6th December 2018. The contract is valued at £678,601, running from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2023. The procurement method used was a restricted procedure, with the tender period ending on 5th November 2018.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT infrastructure, particularly those able to provide server and storage solutions that ensure resilience, management, and flexibility. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this procurement process, as Yarlington is interested in innovative support offerings, migration plans, and backup solutions. Companies vying for this contract should prepare to showcase their ability to meet the specified outcomes and provide ongoing 3rd line support to Yarlington's IT support team.

## Notice

The objective of this tender is to find a suitable supplier of server and storage infrastructure solutions to replace its existing, and soon to be un-supported hardware, along with providing 3rd line support to the IT Support Team. The outcomes Yarlington are aiming for from any proposed solution include, but are not limited to: - Resilience of the solution - Management of the solution - Flexibility of the solution to size of the organisation - Back-up and disaster recovery solutions - Service and support offer - Migration plan onto the new infrastructure platform

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d25748-298c-402e-a458-baa45c8f8cfb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Dec 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,084,205 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £678,601 |
| 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 | YARLINGTON HOUSING GROUP LTD |
| Locality | YEOVIL |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA22 8WN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Brympton |
| Westminster constituency | Yeovil |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIMA NETWORKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2019 at 10:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d25748-298c-402e-a458-baa45c8f8cfb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d25748-298c-402e-a458-baa45c8f8cfb
  4th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.yhg.co.uk/

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