Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) for the supply and support of server infrastructure, including compute servers, storage systems, and backup solutions.
Authority: New College Swindon (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply and support of server infrastructure, including compute servers, storage systems, and backup solutions. Specifically Cluster Compute Servers (Quantity: 3), SAN iSCSI Storage Device (Quantity as per Schedule 1), Backup Server (Quantity as per Schedule 1).
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Computer platforms · Computer servers · Computer storage units · Maintenance and repair of computer equipment · Maintenance and repair of data network equipment · Media storage and reader devices · Network cabling · Network equipment · Network infrastructure · Servers · Software maintenance and repair services · +4 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Lead Time and Specification Compliance: 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Lead Time and Specification Compliance
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2025, 17:15 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 17:15 BST
- Authority reference
CA16071- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034193- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055140Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 15 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 17:15 BST
- Clarification questions by7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts15 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 17:15 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender