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title: "CP1626-18 Corporate Storage & Computer Strategic Refresh"
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# CP1626-18 Corporate Storage & Computer Strategic Refresh

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-99f5cd31-2d8f-4d37-adb4-c8aa675bb9d7

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## Summary

Devon County Council has successfully awarded the contract for the "CP1626-18 Corporate Storage & Computer Strategic Refresh" project, which falls under the information systems and servers category. The procurement process was initiated as a direct award, reflecting the critical need for refreshing the corporate storage and virtualisation compute infrastructure after more than six years of operation. The contract, valued at £750,000, commenced on 30 November 2018 and will run until 1 December 2023. The delivery addresses are located in the South West of England, and key details were published on 4 December 2018, following the contract award on 29 November 2018.

This procurement presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in ICT infrastructure and maintenance services. Businesses that specialise in virtualisation, storage solutions, and related technology would be particularly well-suited to engage with future tenders in this space, given the emphasis on maintaining high performance and reliability in critical digital services for Devon County Council. Engaging with such contracts can foster growth and expand market presence in the IT services sector.

## Notice

This procurement is for a strategic refresh of the Corporate Storage and Virtualisation Compute Infrastructure in order to maintain a reliable service, provide good performance, and allow for capacity growth. After at least 6 years of operation, and longer for some components, the cost of maintenance, along with concerns over reduced reliability, capacity, and general age of the technology, the refreshing of this infrastructure is recommended. The ICT Storage and Virtualisation Compute are critical areas of the ICT core infrastructure; * The primary production storage array hosts the vast majority of Devon's electronic data * The array is now six years old and has been planned for lifecycle refresh this year. * A significant failure would affect many critical services including; Finest, HRMS, HP Records Manager, Internet & Transactional Services, M Drives & P Drives, Connectivity/Authentication to services such as Carefirst, Office365, Exchange Online, Homeworking. * The Virtualisation Compute hosts virtual servers that underpin many of the applications mentioned above, along with the core services required to support the Corporate Desktop. * A significant proportion of this estate is old and in need of refresh * The underpinning technology has become complex to maintain and is approaching end of sales life * The technology is also becoming a limiting factor in keeping the Virtualisation technology up to date. Additional information: Direct Award against North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) NHS IT Enterprise Solutions - Lot 1 Enterprise Hardware

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/428a94d1-b40f-41dd-9e5c-e17b3b23ccca |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2018 - 1 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MTI TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48800000 - Information systems and servers

## Release History

- 4 Dec 2018 at 14:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/428a94d1-b40f-41dd-9e5c-e17b3b23ccca

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/428a94d1-b40f-41dd-9e5c-e17b3b23ccca
  4th December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

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