Co-Location Data Centre Services
Details
- Buyer
- Cardiff University
- Supplier(s)
- CDW Ltd
- Topic
- Data network management and support services
- Published
- 9 September 2024
- Source
- uk:sell2wales
Tender description
The University has conducted a review into alternative Data Centre service delivery models. This review has included the option to use a colocation data centre facility where the University would host their IT infrastructure within a Data Centre owned by a 3rd party. The 3rd party are responsible for providing all mechanical, electrical, and fixed IT infrastructure, which also extends to the provision of staff resource to manage this environment, with monitoring for the equipment, local environment, and a 24 x 7 support service all provided under the terms of the Colocation contract. The procurement route was via a national framework (SSSNA Lot 5) Ref: 581593-2021
Timeline
- Completed: Award date30 August 2024
- Completed: Award published9 September 2024Current notice
About the buyer
Cardiff University is a higher education buyer based in the Welsh capital, and it advertises larger contract opportunities through the Sell2Wales portal. Current tender notices for the University are also published on InTend and the Tenders Electronic Daily service. Suppliers working with the University must hold a valid purchase order in place before any goods are delivered or any work begins. Purchase card payment covers smaller transactions instead of a formal purchase order. Every procurement at the University is run for value for money alongside environmental, social and governance impact across the whole life of the contract.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Cardiff University's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72315000 · Data network management and support services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov |
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