Data Center Hosting

Description

This contract covers the provision of dual data centre colocation services within Scotland across two geographically separate sites, including secure rack space, power and cooling, and associated connectivity for NHS NSS-owned infrastructure. The scope includes supplier-managed migration services (audit, design, cabling, connectivity enablement and service migration) to move services from the current sites. Lot 1: A mini-competition was undertaken through the Scottish Government Cloud and Hosting Services Framework (SP-22-023). Although the framework includes multiple suppliers and permits direct award, a competition was selected to evidence best value.