Award

002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power

  • Durham County Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021008

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051272

Published 13 May 2025, 5:17pm



Scope

Reference

OPEN2025804

Description

As part of the Durham County Council ICT Business Continuity Planning, we require renewal of rental of rack space and supply of power to the racks in Sunderland City Council's Moorside datacentre. This is a continuation of existing services we utilise from them, with this being embedded in our current BCP.


Contract 1. 002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power Renewal

Supplier

Contract value

  • £270,000 excluding VAT
  • £324,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

16 May 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 June 2025 to 1 June 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
  • 72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

Due to embedded Business Continuity Planning within the organisation around ICT backup, it is not practical or feasible to change suppliers at this stage. Additional or repeat goods or services is the most suitable option for this direct award request, however, extreme and unavoidable urgency could also apply to this, as not continuing with the incumbent supplier and beginning a new procurement exercise at this stage in the existing contract would mean that there would be no data backup support and the organisation's ICT BCP would be void.


Supplier

Sunderland City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

City Hall, Plater Way,

Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom,

SR1 3AA

United Kingdom

Region: UKC23 - Sunderland

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. 002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power Renewal


Contracting authority

Durham County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPB-8772-VYWM

Corten House, Dunholme Close

Durham

DH1 5WB

United Kingdom

Region: UKC14 - Durham CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government