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title: "Data Centre Storage, Computing and Hypervisor Environment Replacement - GGH & WGH"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-146255"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2024-11-22"
---

# Data Centre Storage, Computing and Hypervisor Environment Replacement - GGH & WGH

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-146255

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## Summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for Data Centre Storage, Computing, and Hypervisor Environment Replacement at Glangwili General Hospital (GGH) and Withybush General Hospital (WGH). The procurement process, under the 'goods' category and related to network and data equipment, reached the award stage on 22 November 2024. The project involves replacing end-of-life Cisco UCS and HPe Nimble equipment, as well as the VMWare hypervisor solution, impacting over 300 IT services across hospitals. The contract was facilitated through the NPS Framework Agreement for IT Products and Services, under Lot Five Digital Solutions, and was signed on 1 November 2024.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT hardware and software solutions, especially those that deal with data storage and hypervisor environments. Companies with expertise in Cisco products, HPe Nimble Storage, and VMWare environments are well-suited to participate. The scale and importance of this replacement project, which covers critical IT infrastructure at two major hospitals, indicate substantial growth potential for businesses that can deliver reliable and cutting-edge technology solutions. The awarded supplier, Softcat Plc, is set to execute this contract valued at £1,779,760.57, demonstrating the high value and demand for such specialised IT services.

## Notice

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract for the replacement of their existing hypervisor software and hardware which includes its Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B200 environment, HPe Nimble CS3000 storage and VMWare environment within the data centers at Glangwili General Hospital (GGH) and Withybush General Hospital (WGH). The existing UCS and Nimble equipment is reaching end of life this calendar year and the VMWare hypervisor solution will be replaced. It is essential to replace the hardware as it will become unsupported should any faults arise, and the server environment holds 359 virtual servers at GGH and 121 at WGH which provide over 300 IT services across the Health Board.The contract will be initiated utilising the NPS Framework Agreement for IT Products and Services (ii) (NPS-ICT-0094-19) under Lot Five (5) Digital Solutions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146255 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,779,760 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

### Codes

- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32580000 - Data equipment

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2024 at 13:37 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146255

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

## Provenance

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