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title: "Supply of Servers globally to the British Council"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-servers-globally-to-the-british-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03170a"
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# Supply of Servers globally to the British Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-servers-globally-to-the-british-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03170a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Supply of Servers globally to the British Council". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 March 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information systems and servers
- **Delivery Location:** UKI5
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03170a`

## 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/supply-of-servers-globally-to-the-british-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03170a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbritishcouncil)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-servers-globally-to-the-british-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03170a#participate

## Description
The British Council are looking to procure approximately 90 servers for a server refresh.  We are looking for a global provider of business grade equipment, capable of delivering to British Council offices worldwide.It is anticipated that the contract will run for 12 months, but maybe extended by a further 2 x 12 month periods, to a maximum total of 36 months.  Call-off of the indicative volume of 95 units will take place early in year one.  Year two and three volumes are not yet known, but likely to be limited to small purchase covering break downs or small upgrades.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** ... Add descriptionOnly 1 Lot

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006633-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-10T18:35:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:49:41.375Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03170a