Awarded contract

CPU 8307 - Server Hardware, Networking Modules and IBM/Brocade FC Port Licences

Details

Value
£1,475,627
Duration
5 years
Topic
Servers
Published
1 October 2026

Tender description

Nottingham City Council has awarded a call-off contract under Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6098 - Technology Products & Associated Services 2, Lot 1, following a further competition. The contract is for the supply of 22 server systems to support the Council's on-premise Microsoft Hyper-V environment, together with associated server connectivity components, Cisco-compatible optical networking modules and IBM/Brocade 64Gb Fibre Channel port licences and transceivers. The contract also includes five-year manufacturer-supported warranty and support for the server hardware, associated firmware and driver support, delivery and related fulfilment requirements. The successful supplier is Centerprise International Limited.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date7 September 2026
  2. Completed: Award published1 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date6 September 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Nottingham City Council is a unitary local authority for the city of Nottingham, and organises procurement through category management teams covering people, places and products. Suppliers register on the East Midlands Tenders portal, the e-procurement system used across Nottinghamshire's public bodies, to view and respond to opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, following the Procurement Act 2023. Framework agreements with Scape, the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation and the Crown Commercial Service route much of its procurement. Registered suppliers must also join the Central Digital Platform to bid on invitation to tender exercises.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Nottingham City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and transport services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48820000 · Servers

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