Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Authority: Victoria and Albert Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe V&A Museum requires a new Storage Area Network (SAN) solution to support the museum over the at least the next 5 years. The current solution is planned to be end of life in December 2024 and therefore a program for the replacement of the solution is required.
CPV: Data storage services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract includes the new SAN; all associated hardware; related services…
This contract includes the new SAN; all associated hardware; related services including consultancy, design and project management; installation and testing; migration to the new solution; and support for five years. The V&A currently has sites in South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Stratford and Salisbury, but it is anticipated that there may be sites added or removed over the contract duration.
The SAN shall include iSCSI, fibre switches, file shares, storage array & controllers to create the
solution.
The V&A Museum currently has 2No. SAN’s with associated equipment that require replacement.
Collectively The V&A is currently using 40TB of storage for VMware virtual servers, and 575TB of file storage presented via DFS file shares, an estimated 39.6 million files, at the domain level to the network.
Please note that the contract duration of five years will start on the go-live date and therefore does not include installation, testing etc. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EGAYJ3Z752 ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
VA/CON/36/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036808- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Kensington:-Data-storage-services./EGAYJ3Z752" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Kensington:-Data-storage-services./EGAYJ3Z752</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EGAYJ3Z752" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EGAYJ3Z752</a> GO Reference: GO-20231214-PRO-24773266
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
14 Dec 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria