IBM Tape Library Replacement for Ransomware Protection

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£908,826published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Feb 2023no call for competition

Awarded to OCF LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Upgrade components in the existing Research Computing Backup solution which would provide immutable storage.

CPV: Hardware · Hardware installation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Replacement of one hardware component (one of two Tape Libraries) of the overall…Awarded

Replacement of one hardware component (one of two Tape Libraries) of the overall integrated IBM solution (Spectrum Scale, Spectrum Protect, Tape Library) by partial upgrade of components to gain immutable storage to protect against ransomware type attacks.

Delivery: Scotland · University of Edinburgh

51611100 Hardware installation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Mar 2023, 16:22 GMT
Last source update: 16 Mar 2023, 16:22 GMT
Authority reference: NCA31012
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-007749
Classification (CPV): HardwareHardware installation services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b3a0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Research Computing Backup Solution (RCBS) provides backup and disaster recovery services for securing research data held in the University’s research computing infrastructure including components from various suppliers including IBM. OCF currently provide full solution support, including technology integration, engineers based at the ACF, and all hardware and software support for the Research Computing Backup Solution. By maintaining a single support supplier, it eliminates any possibility of disputes between multiple support agents for service provision.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:726194)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £908,8261 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OCF LIMITED	£908,826 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007749-2023-NCA31012-1 · OCF LIMITED
Signed
2 Feb 2023
Value
£908,826
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OCF LtdAwarded supplier Rotunda Business Centre, Chapeltown, Sheffield, UK, S35 2PGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.