Published date: 12 January 2021
Last edited date: 28 January 2021
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
North East
Value of contract
£50,000 to £100,000
Procurement reference
BIP559795516
Published date
12 January 2021
Closing date
29 January 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2021
Contract end date
30 September 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NOTE: This notice was updated on 28 January 2021 for the following reason: Extension of due date from 29/1 12.00 to 01/02 13.00(Northumbria University is seeking a partner to work alongside the internal IT Services infrastructure team to shape and then transform their network and compute hardware, and facilities.
The future vision is a new technical infrastructure at Northumbria that does not block innovation for teaching and research across the University. In parallel, IT Services is looking to reduce costs, reduce the on-premises footprint and utilise cloud services where possible. The selected partner will work with specialists at Northumbria to design a software-defined data centre utilising hyper-converged infrastructure to aid monitoring, alerting and security. The design will also need to comprise a modern backup solution and a re-design of the existing on-premises data centres to accommodate the overall architecture.
The successful partner for this collaborative engagement will assist us to produce an Infrastructure & Cloud Strategy for the University, an architectural roadmap for the delivery of the strategy and a high-level design of the end-state architecture.
To initially respond to this expression of interest, please provide an overview of how you would approach this opportunity both practically and commercially as requested in the opportunity in our Delta system.)
More information
Links
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- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Newcastle:-Infrastructure-&-Cloud-Strategy-&-Design-Services/UMNA3JFEN8
- Please follow this link to view the notice.
Additional text
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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Universityy considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
About the buyer
Contact name
Angelique Borsboom
Address
Sutherland Building
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Telephone
07429334777
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Closing: 29 January 2021, 12pm