Colocation datacentre facility to host services for the CU Group

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Awarded value£516,667published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Sept 2024

Awarded to AQ (Limited)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colocation datacentre facility to host services for the CU Group.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: West Midlands

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Sept 2024, 13:32 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2024, 13:32 BST
Authority reference: SC-1008-23-TH
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-030477
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049d4b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: AQL is our primary datacentre, it would be significant business risk to rush into a plan to relocate the primary datacentre and network communication links. We decided to continue our existing relationship with AQL for the stability of datacentre services due to the current financial position of the university group and the pressures facing the education sector.
Technology is also changing at a rapid pace which makes it difficult to accurately predict long term placement of services as we continue to adopt more cloud technology. The AQL
service is to remain in place for the next 2 years while a formal review is undertaken of our datacentre requirements. Once this decision is made, the university will go through a formal
tender process for these services for a longer term partnership agreement

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £516,6671 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AQ (Limited)	£516,667 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030477-2024-1 · AQ (Limited)
Signed
24 Sept 2024
Value
£516,667
Status
active

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Priory Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV15FBContact name, email

1 commercial party on the notice

(aq) LimitedAwarded supplier 13-15 Hunslet Road, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS10 1JQ

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