Awarded contract

Research Data Equipment FAIR

Details

Supplier(s)
OCF LIMITED
Value
£1,400,000
Topic
Data equipment
Published
16 February 2026

Tender description

Replace the current Research Data Store (RDS) infrastructure with a new RDS system including backups and other forms of resilience Lot 1: Replace the current Research Data Store (RDS) infrastructure with a new RDS system including backups and other forms of resilience

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date10 February 2026
  2. Completed: Award published16 February 2026
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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

  • 32580000 · Data equipment

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