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title: "Data Storage & Defective Media Retention"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000754886"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN"
published: "2024-01-10"
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# Data Storage & Defective Media Retention

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000754886

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## Summary

The University of Aberdeen has recently completed a procurement tender for 'Data Storage & Defective Media Retention' in the goods category. The tender was initiated through a tender process and involved Dell Corporation Limited as the awarded supplier. The procurement stage is now complete, and the contract, valued at £1,331,987.94 GBP, was signed on 22nd December 2023. The location of the buying organisation is in Aberdeen, UK, and the industry category is Education.

This public procurement opportunity, led by the University of Aberdeen, presents a chance for businesses that provide enterprise-grade storage solutions to secure valuable contracts in the education sector. Companies specialising in data storage technologies, encryption services, and server solutions would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The open procedure for this procurement ensures fair access to interested suppliers, creating a competitive environment for businesses to showcase their offerings and potentially expand their market presence.

## Notice

Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification. Direct Award using Framework ITS4043 SU Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) Lot 2 (Storage)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496162 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,331,987 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB24 3FX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30233100 - Computer storage units

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496162

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496162
  Data Storage & Defective Media Retention - Institutional storage platform. This platform supports the storage of user data as well as crucial underpinning storage for numerous institutional servers and services within the data centre. This technology platform provides appropriate enterprise grade highly-available storage, which is designed to withstand multiple failures, and data is encrypted at rest for additional security. Institutional data is replicated between our two data centres (King's College and Garthdee), allowing for resilience in the event of a data centre being unavailable, and there is also the capability for data snapshots allowing for point-in-time restoration in the event of accident deletion or modification.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000754886

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