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Contract Award Notice

Co-Location Data Centre Services

  • First published: 09 September 2024
  • Last modified: 09 September 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-144417
Published by:
Cardiff University
Authority ID:
AA0258
Publication date:
09 September 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The University has conducted a review into alternative Data Centre service delivery models. This review has included the option to use a colocation data centre facility where the University would host their IT infrastructure within a Data Centre owned by a 3rd party. The 3rd party are responsible for providing all mechanical, electrical, and fixed IT infrastructure, which also extends to the provision of staff resource to manage this environment, with monitoring for the equipment, local environment, and a 24 x 7 support service all provided under the terms of the Colocation contract. The procurement route was via a national framework (SSSNA Lot 5) Ref: 581593-2021

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Cardiff University

30-36 Newport Road, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road,

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

UK

Anthony Hale

+44 2920879388

halea3@cardiff.ac.uk

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Co-Location Data Centre Services

2.2

Description of the contract

The University has conducted a review into alternative Data Centre service delivery models. This review has included the option to use a colocation data centre facility where the University would host their IT infrastructure within a Data Centre owned by a 3rd party. The 3rd party are responsible for providing all mechanical, electrical, and fixed IT infrastructure, which also extends to the provision of staff resource to manage this environment, with monitoring for the equipment, local environment, and a 24 x 7 support service all provided under the terms of the Colocation contract.

The procurement route was via a national framework (SSSNA Lot 5) Ref: 581593-2021

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

72315000 Data network management and support services
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider





Cdw Limited

10 Fleet Place,

London

EC4M7RB

UK




5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.1670.TH

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 30-08-2024

5.3

Number of tenders received

1

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:144417)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 09-09-2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72315000 Data network management and support services Data-processing services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
halea3@cardiff.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
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