---
title: "Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ac6d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)"
published: "2021-04-30"
---

# Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement

Buyer: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ac6d

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## Summary

The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is planning to initiate a tender for the "Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement", aimed at providing a framework for compute and storage hardware, including supporting software and services. The procurement, classified under the goods category with a focus on data-processing machines, has an estimated value of £600 million. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with the future notice date set for 1st May 2021, and deliveries expected within the UK.

This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses specialising in data-processing hardware, software solutions, and IT infrastructure services. Vendors offering both purchase and leasing options for storage solutions, including support and maintenance, would be particularly well-suited to engage with this tender. Companies experienced in converged and hyperconverged solutions, as well as those delivering high-performance computing infrastructure, can leverage this framework to expand their operations within the higher education sector and public procurement space.

## Notice

This PIN is to notify of the intention to tender for a framework for the provision of compute and storage hardware and enabling software, including virtual appliances, support and maintenance and warranty extensions, software defined storage and backup solutions. It also includes compute and server related solutions, converged, hyperconverged, HPC and associated infrastructure. Both purchase and lease are included.

### Lot Information

Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement

This PIN is to notify of the intention to tender for a framework for the provision of compute and storage hardware and enabling software, including virtual appliances, support and maintenance and warranty extensions, software defined storage and backup solutions. It also includes compute and server related solutions, converged, hyperconverged, HPC and associated infrastructure. Both purchase and lease are included.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009468-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC) |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG6 6BU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Hillside |
| Westminster constituency | Earley and Woodley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2021 at 16:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009468-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=37758&B=SUPC
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
- https://www.supc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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