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title: "Archive network attached storage"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000726239"
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# Archive network attached storage

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000726239

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for Archive network attached storage to Eclipse Computing. The procurement process was initiated as a tender and the contract is now active. The contract involves the provision of high density storage equipment for the Wide Field Astronomy Unit's server expansion project, with a total value of £600,000. The University of Edinburgh is based in Edinburgh, UK, and the procurement falls under the goods category. The contract was signed on January 17, 2020, with a contract period lasting 180 days.

This tender for Archive network attached storage by the University of Edinburgh presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in high density storage equipment. Businesses capable of providing network attached storage devices with rack dense configurations suitable for space-constrained environments are well-suited to compete. The contract aims to ensure interoperability with existing equipment and fulfill the technical requirements for the Wide Field Astronomy Unit's server expansion project, providing a niche market for suppliers with expertise in this area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Wide Field Astronomy Unit has secured additional funding in order to further expand the high density compute server over the next 1-2 year period with the project to be completed by 2024. The increase does not exceed 50% of the initial contract value. The additional supplies and services required were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier cannot be made for technical reasons. The original market investigation of the compute server suppliers showed that only Eclipse Computing can provide equipment matching the technical requirements for The Wide Field Astronomy Unit high density storage needs. The data centre is space limited and requires a very rack dense configuration of network attached storage devices. An NCA was approved on this basis in 2020. The contract modification would ensure interoperability with existing equipment procured under the initial procurement. A change of supplier for the final phase of the server expansion would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for The Wide Field Astronomy Unit. Introducing new technical specifications would require re-engineering of the existing server solution and added administrative and software development workloads on already time-limited staff. Any new equipment specifications would require retooling existing service deployment and operations code. Even allowing for additional time and expense it is not guaranteed as to whether another supplier would be able to achieve our technical requirements and space constraints.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474029 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 | ECLIPSE COMPUTING |

## 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

- 17 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - AwardUpdate - OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474029

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474029
  Archive network attached storage

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000726239
- https://www.ed.ac.uk

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