Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the provision of computer, servers, storage and related solutions including converged and HPC.
Authority: University of Reading (Education)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis PIN is to notify of the intention to tender for a framework for the provision of compute and storage hardware and enabling software, including virtual appliances, support and maintenance and warranty extensions, software defined storage and backup solutions. It also includes compute and server related solutions, converged, hyperconverged, HPC and associated infrastructure. Both purchase and lease are included.
CPV: Computer servers · Computer storage units · Data-processing machines (hardware) · Direct-access storage devices (DASD) · File servers · Flash memory storage devices · Hard-disk drives · Media storage and reader devices · Network servers · Optical-disk drives · Printer servers · Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) · +5 more
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1ServersPlanned
Computer, servers including Virtual Appliances, software support and maintenance including warranty extensions. Agreements may be awarded to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) only, with the option to supply direct and/or nominate a specified number of approved channel partners.
Lot #2StoragePlanned
Storage, hardware including Virtual Appliances, Software defined storage inclusive of object storage, backup solutions, software Support and Maintenance Including warranty extensions. Agreements may be awarded to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) only with the option to supply direct and/or nominate a specified number of approved channel partners.
Lot #3Compute and storage solutionsPlanned
Compute and Storage Solutions. Including HPC associated infrastructure, Converged, and Hyper Converged Solutions, intrinsic networking \ interconnects, Virtual Appliances, Software defined storage, object storage backup solutions and intrinsic to solution software Support and Maintenance and warranty extensions. Agreements may be awarded to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) only with the option to supply direct and/or nominate a specified number of approved channel partners.
Lot #4Approved resellers for Compute and Storage SolutionsPlanned
Hyper Converged Solutions, including servers, storage, intrinsic networking \ interconnects, Virtual Appliances, Software defined storage, object storage backup solutions and intrinsic to solution software Support and Maintenance and warranty extensions. Agreements may be awarded to approved Resellers only. This lot will have a focus on the delivery of innovative Multi-vendor solutions.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Framework for the provision of computer, servers, storage and related…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2021, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2021, 17:21 BST
- Authority reference
ITS4043 SU- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007976- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a699Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
15 Apr 2021 → 17 Apr 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published15 Apr 2021, 17:21 BST
- Tender notice expected17 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.