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Contract Award Notice

Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement (1)

  • First published: 08 October 2021
  • Last modified: 08 October 2021
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Authority ID:
AA77763
Publication date:
08 October 2021
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

111357

Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate

Reading

RG6 6BU

UK

Telephone: +44 1189357081

E-mail: SUPC@reading.ac.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.supc.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement (1)

Reference number: ITS4043 SU

II.1.2) Main CPV code

30210000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Servers

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211100

30233000

30233100

30233140

30233141

30233150

30233180

30234000

48782000

48820000

48821000

48822000

48823000

48824000

48825000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Various locations across the UK.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion: General Management / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 40%

Price / Weighting:  40%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 24 months, with option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

II.2.14) Additional information

It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Storage

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211100

30233000

30233100

30233141

30233150

30233180

30234000

48782000

48820000

48821000

48822000

48823000

48825000

48824000

30233140

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Various locations across the UK.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion: General Management / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 40%

Price / Weighting:  40%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 24 months, with option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

II.2.14) Additional information

It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Solutions exc HPC

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211100

30233000

30233100

30233140

30233141

30233150

30233180

30234000

48782000

48820000

48821000

48822000

48823000

48824000

48825000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Various locations across the UK.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion: General Management / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 50%

Price / Weighting:  30%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 24 months, with option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

II.2.14) Additional information

It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Solutions HPC

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211100

30233000

30233140

30233100

30233141

30233150

30233180

30234000

48820000

48782000

48824000

48822000

48825000

48823000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Various locations across the UK.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion: General Management / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 50%

Price / Weighting:  30%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 24 months, with option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

II.2.14) Additional information

It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Resellers

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211100

30233000

30233100

30233140

30233141

30233150

30233180

30234000

48782000

48820000

48821000

48822000

48823000

48824000

48825000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Various locations across the UK.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the agreement is to offer a framework to support institutions’ in the procurement of servers and storage hardware, as well as solutions such as high performance computing or hyper-converged technology via a quick and compliant route to market.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion: General Management / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 50%

Price / Weighting:  30%

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

SUPC will award this Framework Agreement on the basis of 24 months, with option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

II.2.14) Additional information

It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-020654

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: SSSNA - Servers Storage Solution National Agreement

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Due to the success in terms of expressions of interest in this tender we have taken the decision halt the ITT in its current format. Due to the unexpected level of interest in the SSSNA ITT we have decided that we will need to change from the current Open process to a Restricted procedure.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium

Reading

UK

E-mail: supc@reading.ac.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

07/10/2021

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48822000 Computer servers Servers
30233100 Computer storage units Media storage and reader devices
30210000 Data-processing machines (hardware) Computer equipment and supplies
30233140 Direct-access storage devices (DASD) Media storage and reader devices
48823000 File servers Servers
30233180 Flash memory storage devices Media storage and reader devices
30233000 Media storage and reader devices Computer-related equipment
48821000 Network servers Servers
30233150 Optical-disk drives Media storage and reader devices
48824000 Printer servers Servers
30233141 Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) Media storage and reader devices
48820000 Servers Information systems and servers
48782000 Storage management software package System, storage and content management software package
30234000 Storage media Computer-related equipment
30211100 Super computer Mainframe computer
48825000 Web servers Servers

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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:
SUPC@reading.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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