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Data Centre Relocation- WAN Connection

Details

Buyer
University of Portsmouth
Supplier(s)
Jisc Services Ltd
Value
£54,521
Duration
6 years
Topic
Software package and information systems
Published
9 October 2026
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The University is decommissioning the Rosalind Franklin Data Centre (RFDC) and relocating its primary IT infrastructure to the new purpose-built Nuffield Data Centre (NUDC), with the main equipment migration scheduled to be completed before the end of 2026. The purpose of this contract is to ensure uninterrupted services whilst the migration from RFDC to NUDC, and support the successful decommissioning of RFDC. Due to the the University's existing network infrastructure and connectivity arrangements the contracting authority considers that a change of supplier would result in significant technical incompatibility, substantial duplication of costs, and disproportionate operational and maintenance challenges during a critical migration period. The total contract value of £54,521 (excluding VAT) is below the applicable PA23 threshold for goods and services procurement. As such, a formal competitive procurement process is not required, ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Award date15 September 2026
  2. Award published9 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Contract expiry date8 March 2032in 5 years

About the buyer

University of Portsmouth is a higher education provider, buying through a centralised procurement and contracting team in its Finance department. The University is a member of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), a major framework body for UK higher education. SUPC membership also gives access to London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) frameworks. Transactional purchasing also runs alongside this centralised function within professional services.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Portsmouth's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, software and information systems and IT services.

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