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title: "Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000521146"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART"
published: "2018-02-23"
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# Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)

Buyer: GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000521146

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## Summary

The Glasgow School of Art is currently in the Award stage of its procurement process for a contract titled "Award of The Glasgow School of Art: Contract for Storage Solution (SSSNA F/A)." This tender is focused on services in the Information Communication Technology sector, specifically seeking a data storage solution for GSA staff and students. The procurement process began on 30 January 2018 and concluded on 29 January 2023. The contract, valued at £101,989, has been awarded to XMA Limited, and is aimed at providing a scalable and easy-to-operate storage infrastructure.

This procurement opportunity presents significant potential for businesses, especially those involved in Information Communication Technology and data storage solutions. Companies that offer hyperconverged infrastructure or scalable IT services would be exceptionally well-suited to compete. As the Glasgow School of Art focuses on meeting the evolving infrastructure needs of its staff and students, vendors that can demonstrate innovative and flexible solutions may find substantial opportunities for growth in similar public sector projects.

## Notice

The Glasgow School of Art seeks to purchase a data storage solution to provide a primary central data store for GSA Staff and Students. The storage solution will also need to meet requirements to provide compute capability for the purpose of hosting infrastructure and application servers which are primarily, although not exclusively Microsoft Windows Server platform. GSA seeks to procure the Storage solution under Lot 4 of the SSSNA agreement.The required storage will essentially be a hyperconvergence type solution. This should enable the seamless expansion of infrastructure as required. It is important that the solution be simple to operate and scale to meet future growth.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB311273 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £101,989 |
| 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 | GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART |
| Additional buyers | FORESTRY COMMISSION; LINSTONE HOUSING; NHS HIGHLAND C/O NSS HEALTH FACILITIES SCOTLAND; PAISLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 7AT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | A.C. WHYTE; GRAHAM IRVINE & PARTNERS; LAKEHOUSE; NIXON HIRE; PERTEMPS; THE DENTAL DIRECTORY; XMA |

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2018 at 12:34 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB311273

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.forestry.gov.uk/
- http://www.gsa.ac.uk/
- http://www.hfs.scot.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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