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title: "Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000521515"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
published: "2018-03-29"
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# Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000521515

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has initiated a procurement process for a Research Database Service pertaining to the Edinburgh Element of the UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science. This open tender, classified under the education industry sector, is conducted from the Advanced Computing Facility at Easter Bush, Edinburgh. Bidders can submit their offers electronically until 12th January 2018, with the award period commencing on 15th January 2018. The contract, valued at approximately £129,665.83, has the potential for a three-year extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in data storage and cloud solutions relevant to the academic and research sectors. Companies with experience in providing relational database systems, particularly those capable of managing large volumes of scientific data, will be well-positioned to compete. Bidders should ideally have a financial standing that meets the turnover threshold set by the buyer and adhere to social and environmental obligations, ensuring compliance with various UK legislation on human rights and equality.

## Notice

The University of Edinburgh wishes to purchase a Research Database Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Wide-field Astronomy Unit (WFAU), which is part of the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Astronomy, is a leading provider of 'sky service services' to the UK and international astronomy community. The UK has a very strong history in survey astronomy and Edinburgh's WFAU has long been at the forefront of this activity. At the time of writing, WFAU curates, on behalf of the UK astronomical community, data from nine cutting-edge sky surveys. WFAU has developed science-archive systems that securely store data from sky surveys and makes them available to users in a flexible manner via the Internet. The main challenge for WFAU in operating these archives is the volumes of data generated by modern sky survey systems. Over the past 15 years, WFAU has exploited the steady progression in disk capacity to sustain a basic sky-survey archive model, with a relational database management system (RDBMS) running on a single database server. However, the multi-Petabyte databases that will be produced by the coming generation of telescope facilities will be far too large to be implemented on a single server, necessitating the deployment of clustered solutions. Bidders are invited to tender for LIT0677 Research Database Service for Royal Observatory of Edinburgh (ROE.), to supply a storage system to serve large science catalogues (as relational databases) to the UK research community. This Contract Agreement covers the period from 29/01/2018 to insert date with the option to extend for a period of three (3) years.. Please note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Options: 4th Year Warranty 5th Year Warranty

Renewal: +12 +12 months optional

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR315101 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £129,665 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 44316400 - Hardware
- 48820000 - Servers

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR315101
- 6 Dec 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303315

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC303315
  Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science - The University of Edinburgh wishes to purchase a Research Database Service.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR315101
  Research Database Service: Edinburgh Element of UKT0 Common Cloud Platform for STFC Science - The University of Edinburgh wishes to purchase a Research Database Service.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0024&from=EN
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/contents/enacted
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/493/contents/made
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000521515
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

## Provenance

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