Cloud Services, Data Centre Management & Transformation Solutions
The new Cloud Services, Data Centre Management & Transformation Solutions framework is to be delivered in partnership with YPO.
YPO is looking to establish a framework for the supply of Cloud Services, Data Centre Management & Transformation Solutions, inclusive of products and services which support the delivery and functionality of the requirement.
Timeline
Tender published1 March 2023
Submission date4 August 2023
Contract start date11 January 2024
Award published18 January 2024
Contract expiry date10 January 2028in 16 months
Lots (6)
42 suppliers across 6 lots
Cloud Hosting Services
11 suppliers
Lot 1 is for the provision of standard cloud compute requirements and ready to deploy
solutions, provided ‘as a service model’, via a Cloud Infrastructure Service Provider (CISP) or
certified reseller.
The purpose of this Lot is to put in place a route for Contracting Authorities to buy their
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) requirements, for hosting
their applications in the cloud. The Contracting Authority will use the Providers cloud
platform to store and process their data requirements on demand, without the need for
capital hardware or additional cloud support services.
Cloud Support Services
15 suppliers
Lot 2 is for the provision of Cloud Support Services which assist customers with supportive
cloud services to build, manage, develop, maintain and/or modernise their cloud
environment and deliver desired outcomes.
This Lot covers all the cloud utilities available within Lot 1 – Cloud Hosting, but with
additional service wrap support such as deployment and management of a cloud
environment to allow Contracting Authorities to procure within a single Lot.
Cloud and Hybrid Transformation Solutions
10 suppliers
Lot 3 is for the provision of an end-to-end cloud and hybrid transformation solutions, which
are designed to assist and support a Contracting Authority with their cloud and data
strategy, from initial point of discovery and analysis, through to end service delivery and
management.
The purpose of this Lot is for the Contracting Authority to align with a strategic service
Provider who will collaborate with the Contracting Authority throughout their transformation
project, no matter the size of the requirement, or length of the journey, to successfully
migrate their services to the right workload for their environment.
Data Centre Solutions including Design and Build
2 suppliers
Lot 4 is for the provision of Data Centre Solutions, incorporating design and build, to assist
Contracting Authority’s with the planning, development and/or enhancement of their
current or future environment(s).
The Provider/s must be able to assist with on or off premise infrastructure providing a range
of data centre solutions including but not limited to new build, refurbishment of existing
structures, environment upgrades, modular, prefabricated and micro data centres (such as
but not limited to server rooms).
Data Centre Maintenance and Support
Under Lot 5 the Contracting Authority will be buying Data Centre Maintenance and Support
with the operational services associated. The service Provider shall provide guidance to the
Contracting Authority where appropriate, on the type of services best suited to their
requirements within the remit of this Lot.
Colocation Services
4 suppliers
Lot 6 is for the provision of colocation services, which allows a Contracting Authority to rent dedicated and lockable space for the housing of their existing IT equipment (such as servers
and associated hardware). The racks, cages and/or rooms, are housed at a colocation service
Providers data centre facility to host the Contracting Authorities services from an alternative
site to their own. A colocation facility can be utilised for a primary or secondary data centre.
Call-offs from Cloud Services, Data Centre Management & Transformation Solutions
Awarded contracts called off from this framework agreement.
