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Published 16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh Award Notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Ulster (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£1,600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Dell Corporation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh

CPV: Data management services · Data services · Data storage services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The University currently utilises Dell EMC data protection products for the backup and…Awarded

The University currently utilises Dell EMC data protection products for the backup and recovery of data. Located at the two main data centres in the Coleraine and Magee campuses are Avamar for Control Tier software and NDMP acceleration, and Data Domain as the target for Avamar backups.

The University has also purchased 150 CPU licences of Data Protection Suite for VMware to provide licences for the data protection software and additional RecoverPoint capabilities.

The Data Domain units, DD4200 (Coleraine) and DD2500 (Magee) are nearing end of warranty and the University is undertaking a project to refresh and replace these architectures with equivalent and enhanced capabilities.

The new architectures will be used to replicate between sites for resiliency and data protection. The Avamar nodes, for metadata (M1200) and NDMP acceleration are not being refreshed as part of this project. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 2 year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 24 months.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Coleraine and Magee campuses.

Extensions: Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

72300000 Data services 72317000 Data storage services 72322000 Data management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference: Project_26449, ITT_35810
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-023126
Classification (CPV): Data management servicesData servicesData storage servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e1c9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This call-off contract was awarded via a further competition under the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) Framework Agreement Framework reference: 2016/2.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: The Services shall commence on 27th September 2021 for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dell Corporation LtdSSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh	£1,600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SSSNA Lot 2 Infrastructure Technology Refresh · Dell Corporation Ltd
Signed
8 Sept 2021
Value
£1,600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Ulster

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Block X Room X031, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dell Corporation LimitedAwarded supplier Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road,, Bracknell, South East, RG12 1LF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.