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# Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-storage-area-network-solution-to-the-victoria-and-albert-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Victoria and Albert Museum: "Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum". Published status: active. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Victoria and Albert Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum-gov-pb378)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data storage services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-storage-area-network-solution-to-the-victoria-and-albert-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-storage-area-network-solution-to-the-victoria-and-albert-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2FRespond%2FEGAYJ3Z752)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-storage-area-network-solution-to-the-victoria-and-albert-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6#participate

## Description
The V&A Museum requires a new Storage Area Network (SAN) solution to support the museum over the at least the next 5 years. The current solution is planned to be end of life in December 2024 and therefore a program for the replacement of the solution is required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** This contract includes the new SAN; all associated hardware; related services including consultancy, design and project management; installation and testing; migration to the new solution; and support for five years. The V&A currently has sites in So...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036808-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-14T14:05:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:55:46.727Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0425a6