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title: "Tender for Strategic Storage Refresh"
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buyer: "BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2017-06-05"
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# Tender for Strategic Storage Refresh

Buyer: BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ef75f67-c244-4c51-8495-4bb75b71b810

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## Summary

The Bradford Metropolitan District Council is currently facilitating a tender titled "Tender for Strategic Storage Refresh," aimed at enhancing their IT infrastructure. This procurement, classified under the CPV code for IT services, focuses on the delivery of a storage solution that integrates both the Council's and West Yorkshire Pension Funds' backup and recovery systems. The tender is in the active stage, with a submission deadline set for 6th July 2017. This contract has an estimated value of £250,000 and will commence on 1st March 2018, concluding by 28th February 2023, with delivery expected in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in storage management and software solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, considering the tender's suitability for their capabilities. Companies that can demonstrate proficiency in transitioning from tape to disk storage solutions and those familiar with implementing integrated IT systems will find this opportunity particularly relevant for growth in the public sector.

## Notice

City of Bradford MDC (the Council) requires a partner to provide a solution and implementation service to refresh their IBM storage and tape library backup and recovery hardware infrastructure. The solution must incorporate and combine the Council's corporate solution with that of the West Yorkshire Pension Funds (WYPF) which currently runs its own storage and backup solution within the same datacentre as the main infrastructure. The Council requires a seamless move from their existing corporate tape libraries backup solution to a disk storage backup solution with a small tape backup provision for the WYPF data. The Council will also refresh their aged Corporate IBM N-Series storage and WYPF IBM V5000 storage via this tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e82cda2-6692-4724-b3a6-600f1633c251 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2018 - 28 Feb 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| 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 | BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 48782000 - Storage management software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2017 at 07:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e82cda2-6692-4724-b3a6-600f1633c251

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e82cda2-6692-4724-b3a6-600f1633c251
  5th June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc

## Provenance

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