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# Market Research - Replacement UPS System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-research-replacement-ups-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03d04c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Ayrshire Council: "Market Research - Replacement UPS System". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000008)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Uninterruptible power supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d04c`

## 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/market-research-replacement-ups-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03d04c#tl-md)

## Description
East Ayrshire Council are issuing this PIN as a market testing and information gathering exercise.
The Councils Finance & ICT service delivers a range of ICT services across East Ayrshire under the strategic leadership of the Chief Executive.  These services are hosted across 3 main data centres, one being located within the Council Headquarters at London Road in Kilmarnock.
The data centre was opened in 2010 as a state of the art facility and continues to be a critical component in delivering ICT services across East Ayrshire. A key system within the data centre is the UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply). The current system is nearing end of life support and needs to be replaced.
East Ayrshire Council (EAC) are looking to use this PIN exercise to engage with potential UPS suppliers, find out what options are available on the market and begin dialogue to scope out any future tender opportunity. We would welcome discussions with providers who have relevant knowledge and experience within the market who would be willing to share information on what products are available.
The current UPS is a Chloride MP Net 80KVA UPS SGL NOBA of which there are two of these. EAC are looking for a replacement system of at least an equal specification to this.
The batteries in this system were recently replaced with 80 (2x40) C&D Technologies UPS12-220MRX VRLA Blocs.
In order to reduce our carbon footprint our preference would be for any replacement UPS system to be fully compatible with these batteries.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 31154000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** East Ayrshire Council are issuing this PIN as a market testing and information gathering exercise.
The Councils Finance & ICT service delivers a range of ICT services across East Ayrshire under the strategic leadership of the Chief Executive.  These ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015283-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-30T14:29:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:44:33.680Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d04c