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title: "GMCA 631 Replacement Datacentre Hardware"
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buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2023-01-16"
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# GMCA 631 Replacement Datacentre Hardware

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7adfa7c8-3061-49f3-8991-482eb2d7495d

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has initiated a tender process for the procurement of replacement data centre hardware under the title "GMCA 631 Replacement Datacentre Hardware." This opportunity falls under the Office and computing machinery industry category. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 15th February 2023. The contract period for the selected provider will run from 1st June 2023 to 31st May 2028.

This tender opportunity from GMCA can be lucrative for businesses specializing in office and computing machinery, equipment, and supplies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The GMCA is seeking a provider that can deliver and maintain new NetApp and Dell hardware for the data centre over a 5-year period, along with necessary installation and migration services.

## Notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) currently hosts 2 data centres over 2 geographically sperate locations. These sites have resilient 10Gb layer 2 connectivity. Our current data centre equipment is approaching its end of useable life and we are looking to replace this. Our data centres runs in an active-active state across the 2 sites. Services are split between the 2 to provide resilience. The solution is currently made up of 2 Flexpod deployments which consists of Cisco UCS, NetApp and VMware. GMCA is looking to replace the compute and storage elements of the data centre with new NetApp and Dell hardware (the required hardware is outlined in section 4). This includes professional services for installation and elements of migration of the new solution. GMCA require the solution to be covered for support and maintenance over a 5 year contracted period. This includes hardware replacement, monitoring and alerting. *******Further information and instructions on how to submit a tender for this opportunity can be found on GMCA's E Procurement Portal The Chest, https://www.the-chest.org.uk/*******

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73dc8354-654f-4b3e-844f-e5fc38bf1a43 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 31 May 2028 |
| 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 | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2023 at 13:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73dc8354-654f-4b3e-844f-e5fc38bf1a43

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73dc8354-654f-4b3e-844f-e5fc38bf1a43
  16th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/*******

## Provenance

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