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title: "SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh Award Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e1c9"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER"
published: "2021-09-16"
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# SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh Award Notice

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e1c9

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## Summary

The University of Ulster is conducting a procurement process titled "SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh," classified under IT services, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, and support. This procurement is currently in the award stage, having been signed on 8th September 2021, with services expected to commence on 27th September 2021 for an initial period of two years, along with an option to extend for an additional 24 months. The contract is valued at approximately £1.6 million and will be delivered at the University’s Coleraine and Magee campuses in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, data protection, and related technologies. Companies capable of providing innovative data storage solutions, data management services, and robust IT support structures will be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the limited procurement method utilised, firms with experience in similar frameworks and the capability to demonstrate quality and cost-effectiveness in their proposals are likely to benefit from this opportunity.

## Notice

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University currently utilises Dell EMC data protection products for the backup and recovery of data. Located at the two main data centres in the Coleraine and Magee campuses are Avamar for Control Tier software and NDMP acceleration, and Data Domain as the target for Avamar backups. The University has also purchased 150 CPU licences of Data Protection Suite for VMware to provide licences for the data protection software and additional RecoverPoint capabilities. The Data Domain units, DD4200 (Coleraine) and DD2500 (Magee) are nearing end of warranty and the University is undertaking a project to refresh and replace these architectures with equivalent and enhanced capabilities. The new architectures will be used to replicate between sites for resiliency and data protection. The Avamar nodes, for metadata (M1200) and NDMP acceleration are not being refreshed as part of this project. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 2 year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 24 months.

Options: Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

### Procurement Information

This call-off contract was awarded via a further competition under the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) Framework Agreement Framework reference: 2016/2.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023126-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER |
| Locality | COLERAINE |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT52 1SA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Local authority | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | East Londonderry |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72322000 - Data management services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023126-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ulster.ac.uk

## Provenance

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