Published date: 25 August 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 March 2021, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£864,354

Procurement reference

tender_284038/991579

Published date

25 August 2021

Closing date

23 March 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

24 March 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Following the White Spider Blue Light Data Centre audit, several hardware components of the Blue Light Data Centreinfrastructure have reached an end-of-life stage or are fast approaching a point where they will become unsupportable by the manufacturer.This procurement covers the purchase of the necessary Cisco network hardware components which will safely and reliably maintain the Blue Light Network Infrastructure in the medium term, whilst a full infrastructure replacement is ongoing. The purchase includes Data Centre and access layer switches, security appliances and ancillary components throughout the Blue Light Network. Together these form the communications layer essential to provide operational services to all Coastguard operational locations aswell as within the Data Centres.


Award information

Awarded date

23 March 2021

Contract start date

24 March 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£864,354

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC

Address

James House, Warwick Road Birmingham B11 2LE England

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Telephone

+0000

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk