Research Data Storage and Management Platforms (FAIR)

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsAbove threshold

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 9 May 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 29 Jun 2029 · starts 30 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff University wishes to significantly modernise and improve its capabilities in the areas of research data storage and management. We wish to advise the market of this requirement and are seeking feedback from the market on how best to structure our tender.

We have prepared a brief, with a series of questions relating to the proposed tender requirement.

Please register on in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/as… ↗ to download a copy of the brief and submit your feedback/responses which will be used to inform the full tender documents.

CPV: Computer servers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 4 yrs

Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2029 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK

48822000 Computer servers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 28 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
Last source update: 28 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
Authority reference: CU.1845.TH
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011776
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Computer servers
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa13 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 30 Jun 2025 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
28 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
Market engagement
30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Brief with specific questions regarding the proposed tender process to be issued to bidders inviting responses
Tender notice expected
9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
28 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
UK2

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

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHVT-4343-HWYR Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 4HQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender28 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT