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title: "Supply of VM Storage Area Network"
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buyer: "UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY"
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# Supply of VM Storage Area Network

Buyer: UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-84fb30aa-ece9-45d5-a87b-d639dc78935c

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## Summary

The procurement process is conducted by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, who is seeking suppliers for the "Supply of VM Storage Area Network." This tender falls under the goods category specifically for computer storage units, and is located in Wallingford, England. The procurement method employed is selective, through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was active until 12 March 2021, and the contract was awarded on 19 March 2021, with a total contract value of £66,996. The contract period extends from 26 March 2021 to 31 March 2029.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in virtual machine storage solutions, particularly those that can provide scalable and reliable computer storage systems. Companies with expertise in SAN technologies and those capable of meeting the specific needs of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology would be particularly well-suited to participate in similar future tenders. The successful management of virtual machines and associated services indicates a growing demand for innovative IT solutions, making this an attractive area for business expansion.

## Notice

UKCEH runs on-premise data centres at each of the four sites, with services being virtualized on a Vmware Vsphere 6.7/7.0 platform. The existing IBM V3700 storage area network (SAN) that holds the virtual machines (VMs) at each site is now approaching end of life and needs to be replaced. These VMs provide the majority of general purpose IT services to the site (such as MS AD, SCCM, print) as well as a variety of web services both internally and externally to external partners/WWW. The VSphere platform is hosted on Dell Poweredge servers, themselves recently replaced, so a hyperconverged host/storage solution is not an option at this time. The existing VM SANs at each site are independent of each other, although there is a possibility that during the lifespan of the new SAN they could be linked, for example to provide VM DR between sites. Storage services in UKCEH are run over 2 redundant fibre channel fabrics (8/16gbps). Existing FC switches are a mixture of 8gbps IBM SAN24B-4 (Brocade 300) and 16gbps Lenovo B6505 (Brocade 6505). Note: this VM SAN is complementary to a much larger SAN (out of the scope of this project) that provides bulk file services to the sites (including acting as a Veeam backup repository for VMs, itself then backed up to tape.)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5ad24c-15e5-4e12-a882-d991791eca68 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £66,996 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £66,996 |
| 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 | UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY |
| Locality | WALLINGFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX10 8BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | South Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Benson & Crowmarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Henley and Thame |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DELL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30233100 - Computer storage units

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2021 at 07:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5ad24c-15e5-4e12-a882-d991791eca68

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5ad24c-15e5-4e12-a882-d991791eca68
  20th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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