Published date: 12 July 2020

Last edited date: 12 July 2020

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.


Closing: 22 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Information systems and servers - 48800000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Hardware consultancy services - 72100000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

ACC001-DN486971-46928251

Published date

12 July 2020

Closing date

22 July 2020

Contract start date

27 July 2020

Contract end date

30 August 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Request for Proposal
for
The supply, installation & configuration of a vSAN for the purposes of replication with another vSAN.

Accent successfully manages off-site back-up using a Dell EMC server array configured as a vSAN with back up and replication controlled by a matched pair of ArcServe appliances. Server replication however is currently outsourced. That contract will shortly end and the decision has been taken to move server replication in-house. The current vSAN at our secondary datacentre, which is 4 years old has been assessed as unsuitable for upgrade to accommodate the additional load created by server replication and therefore we intend to purchase a new system which will support all the current and projected activities.

A full requirements statement detailing processing, RAM and storage requirements is attached to the advert listed on the Proactis Housing Procurement Portal, the URL for which is provided in this notice.

This opportunity has been assessed as being below the PCR2015 threshold for the supply of goods and services and as such there is no requirement to conduct a PCR2015 Open competition.

The opportunity will be open for 10 days on the Proactis Housing Procurement Portal from 13 to 22 July, the URL for which is provided in this notice. Supplier registration on the portal is free and open to all, however it is the suppliers responsibility to gain access to the portal. Accent Housing Ltd cannot assist in this process.

It is a condition of the competition that all communication, whether or not related to clarification is made via the Proactis Housing Procurement Portal messaging system. Any attempt by prospective Suppliers or their advisors to gain unfair advantage by way of soliciting information from any employees or agents of Accent may result in disqualification from further participation in the opportunity.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Accent Housing Limited - Secondary Datacentre Additional Storage

  • Opportunity
  • Published 1 June 2020, last edited 1 June 2020

Links

Additional text

It is a condition of the competition that all communication, whether or not related to clarification is made via the Proactis Housing Procurement Portal messaging system. Any attempt by prospective Suppliers or their advisors to gain unfair advantage by way of soliciting information from any employees or agents of Accent may result in disqualification from further participation in the opportunity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

Accent Housing Ltd
Charlestown House, Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown
Shipley
BD17 7SW
England

Email

procurement@accentgroup.org

Website

http://www.accentgroup.org/