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title: "GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000783096"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL"
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# GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services

Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000783096

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council is conducting a procurement process titled "The Provision of Compute and Storage Services," classified under industry category 72000000 for services. The procurement method is an open procedure, facilitated via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal, aiming to secure a service provider for a projected initial term of 69 months with an option to extend for up to 60 months, potentially lasting until 2030. Tender submissions are to be electronically made by 14th July 2025 at 12:00 noon, with the evaluation and award decisions following shortly thereafter. This procurement process is supported by a detailed document outlining Glasgow City Council's performance requirements, financial prerequisites, and insurance mandates.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies adept at delivering data centre and cloud infrastructure services. With an estimated contract value ranging from £80,000,000 to £110,000,000, businesses offering robust Tier 3 data centre solutions, virtual and physical server management, scalable storage services, and secure networking infrastructure would be well-suited to compete. An opportunity to integrate with the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) function presents further business potential, appealing particularly to firms with established cybersecurity qualifications, comprehensive environmental management systems, and a strong grasp of the latest technological advancements. Participants in this tender are encouraged to align their strategies with the community benefits outlined, whiles ensuring compliance with Glasgow City Council's financial and professional standards.

## Notice

The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. The Service Provider will provide datacentre and cloud infrastructure services to the council. It is anticipated that the Compute and Storage Services shall commence on 01 October 2025 (the 'Commencement Date'). Following the Due Diligence Period the Service Provider will be required to transition services from the current provider to the Service Provider's environment during the Implementation Period and prior to the Operational Services Commencement Date of 01 July 2026. At a high level the Services will consist of: 1. A primary Tier 3 datacentre conforming to Tier 3 standards; 2. Disaster Recovery provision conforming to Tier 3 standards; 3. Provision, hosting and management of resilient Virtual server environments; 4. Provision, hosting and management of Physical server environments; 5. Installation, management and maintenance of current and new Operating systems and underpinning services; 6. Provision, hosting and management of scalable Storage services; 7. Backup, restore and archive, including immutable backups; 8. Provision and management of Datacentre internal networking; 9. Datacentre power management and reporting; 10. Connectivity between the Service Provider's datacentres and the Council's WAN; 11. Firewall provision, hosting, maintenance, management and configuration; 12. Private cloud infrastructure provision, hosting and management; and 13. Public cloud infrastructure provision and management. As part of the delivery of this service, the Supplier will be required to integrate with the SIAM function. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the Services, some information related to the procurement is considered sensitive, as it relates to the council's security systems. In order to maintain confidentiality, the council require that a Confidentiality Agreement is signed by an Economic Operator prior to releasing the confidential information to them as part of this tender process. Economic Operators should complete and return the Confidentiality Agreement found within the Tender Pack in the "Buyer Attachments" area of PCS-T, and submit via the Q&A facility on the PCS-T portal as soon as possible. It is only following completion and return that the council shall send the information via email to the nominated individual listed on the Economic Operator's Confidentiality Agreement.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Option to extend for periods of up to an additional 60 months (in total) at the sole discretion of Glasgow City Council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542479 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This contract has an initial term of 69 months with options to extend for periods of up to 60 months (in total). Reprocurement may therefore take place any time from 2030 onwards. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £44,932,948 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| 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 East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 48620000 - Operating systems
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48820000 - Servers
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
- 72252000 - Computer archiving services
- 72253200 - Systems support services
- 72315000 - Data network management and support services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72510000 - Computer-related management services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542479
- 9 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534305
- 9 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534304
- 30 May 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY531456

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY531456
  GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services - The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT542479
  GCC006191CPU - The Provision of Compute and Storage Services - The council invites tender bids for the provision of compute and storage services. This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender portal (PCS-T). The contract is expected to run for an Initial Term of approximately 69 months. The council will have an option to extend the contract for periods of up to 60 months (in total) which will be exercised by the council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the council's Terms and Conditions. The estimated value of this contract over the maximum permitted duration of 129 months (69 plus up to 60) is expected to be within the range of 80,000,000 GBP to 110,000,000 GBP. TUPE may apply to this contract. Please refer to the Procurement Documents contained within PCS-T for full details relating to this opportunity.

## Notice URLs

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- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783096

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