Scope
Reference
002352 / 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
Date signed
13 May 2025
Contract dates
- 8 October 2025 to 1 June 2028
- 2 years, 7 months, 25 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
Contract below threshold
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
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - further goods, services or works following a competitive procedure
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
SR1 3AA
United Kingdom
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Durham County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPB-8772-VYWM
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Durham
DH1 5WB
United Kingdom
Email: corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk
Website: http://www.durham.gov.uk/
Region: UKC14 - Durham CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government