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title: "SAN (Storage Array Network) Replacement - Market Research"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000623504"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (WDC)"
published: "2020-07-06"
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# SAN (Storage Array Network) Replacement - Market Research

Buyer: WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (WDC)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000623504

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## Summary

The West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) is initiating a procurement process titled "SAN (Storage Array Network) Replacement - Market Research". This project falls under the general public services category, and the delivery locations are designated at Aurora House Data Centre and William Patrick Library Data Centre in Clydebank, Scotland. Currently in the planning stage, the Council is conducting market research to explore replacing outdated SAN hardware to ensure necessary storage capacity and accommodate future growth over the next five years. Interested suppliers should be aware that the deadline for expressing interest is set for 31st October 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those focused on storage solutions and data centre operations. Companies capable of providing professional services, hardware installations, and knowledge transfer to IT personnel will be well-suited to compete. By participating in this procurement, successful bidders can expand their business portfolios and engage in collaborative projects with the local authority, enhancing their reputation and market presence in the public sector.

## Notice

The Council will require to undertake some market research to look at replacing end of life product with new hardware to meet current 106.33 TB Total Capacity at each of the Council's two data centres and extend with 10% growth capacity over a period of 5 years. The purpose of this market research is that the current Storage Array Network (SAN) is end of life.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council is looking to conduct a market research exercise to understand options which may be available in the market to replace end of life SAN storage at primary data centre 106TB and secondary data centre 106TB require SAN storage hardware to replace existing end of life Dell Equalogic connected to VM environment using Nexus 10GB switch, 10GB on multiple ESXi hosts (see attached SAN Configuration document). Professional services to provide hardware solution to replace current storage and cover 10% growth. Total storage including growth calculation = calculated at 131TB per site. Require installation and configuration at both data centres (2 sites). Require testing replication between data centres. Require knowledge transfer to ICT staff. There are no licensing requirements. No option to extend as support will provided under warranty cover. Location of delivery will be Aurora House, installation location will be at the 2 WDC data centres, with one unit installed at Aurora House Data Centre and one unit installed at William Patrick Library Data Centre site. Would normally opt for a knowledge transfer service and not formal training for this service. WDC ICT staff will work with professional services during installation and configuration and testing, replication from data centre 1 to data centre 2. WDC ICT staff will shadow the migration of one or two LUNs from existing SAN onto new SAN using work instruction of process and WDC will complete the remaining data transfer.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389888 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| 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 | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Oct 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL (WDC) |
| Locality | DUMBARTON |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G82 1QL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Dumbarton |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389888

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389888&idx=2
  20th July 2020 - The date for requested supplier responses has been extended by 1 week.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389888&idx=1
  8th July 2020 - SAN Configuration and questions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389888
  SAN (Storage Array Network) Replacement - Market Research - The Council will require to undertake some market research to look at replacing end of life product with new hardware to meet current 106.33 TB Total Capacity at each of the Council's two data centres and extend with 10% growth capacity over a period of 5 years. The purpose of this market research is that the current Storage Array Network (SAN) is end of life.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000623504
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=623504

## Provenance

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