---
title: "ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043cc9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-02-26"
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# ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution

Buyer: EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043cc9

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## Summary

The Education Authority in the United Kingdom recently completed a procurement process for the ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution. This tender falls under the services category and was conducted through a limited procurement method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £492,380.03, was signed on 13th February 2024. The Education Authority, based in Belfast, awarded the contract to Specialist Computer Centres PLC, a large-scale supplier located in Birmingham. The main goal of this procurement was to provide a secure and reliable storage solution for data across EA locations in Northern Ireland.

This awarded tender for the Network Attached Storage Solution presents growth opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and support. Companies with expertise in data security, system resilience, and storage solutions may find this tender particularly suitable for expanding their business. The procurement process, despite having been awarded, highlights the Education Authority's ongoing commitment to ensuring robust data management infrastructure, offering potential suppliers insights into future opportunities within the education sector in Northern Ireland.

## Notice

ICT-23-016 Network Attached Storage Solution covering all EA locations throughout Northern Ireland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Education Authority is dependent on a wide range of ICT services located in distributed data centres, server rooms, and comms rooms spread across multiple EA sites. Access to the data contained on EA provided systems is business critical to a high proportion of EA staff. It is essential therefore that data is maintained securely, on resilient reliable systems.

### Procurement Information

This contract is not an award without prior notice. This is a secondary competition from the original framework RM6098 Lot 6.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006090-2024 |
| 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 | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £492,380 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2024 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006090-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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