Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
IBM Tape Library Replacement for Ransomware Protection
Reference number
NCA31012
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44316400 - Hardware
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Upgrade components in the existing Research Computing Backup solution which would provide immutable storage.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £908,826.21
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 51611100 - Hardware installation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance
University of Edinburgh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: N/A / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
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.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NCA31012
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OCF Ltd
Rotunda Business Centre, Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 2PG
Telephone
+44 1142572200
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £908,826
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:726194)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom