Awarded contract

Storage management software package

Details

Buyer
The Open University
Supplier(s)
Nexstor Limited
Value
GBP 319,150
Topic
Storage media loading software package
Published
7 September 2020
Source
TedNotices

Tender description

The Open University (OU) tendered for a Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution that utilises commodity x86 architecture servers to provide block storage to hosts using the iSCSI protocol. We required the SDS solution to be able to utilise our existing storage servers to protect our investment in this infrastructure. The contract is for an initial period of 5 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 2 years (7 year in total) at its discretion. The Open University (OU) tendered for a Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution that utilises commodity x86 architecture servers to provide block storage to hosts using the iSCSI protocol. We required the SDS solution to be able to utilise our existing storage servers to protect our investment in this infrastructure. The contract is for an initial period of 5 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 2 years (7 year in total) at its discretion. The OU may also purchase implementation and/or consultancy services in relation to the software as part of this contract at it's discretion.

Timeline

  1. Award date30 June 2020
  2. Award published7 September 2020
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Relevant CPV codes

  • 48750000 · Storage media loading software package
  • 48780000 · System, storage and content management software package
  • 48782000 · Storage management software package
  • 72600000 · Computer support and consultancy services

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