Data Centre Relocation- WAN Connection

Title

Data Centre Relocation- WAN Connection

Stage

award, contract

Buyer

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Buyer id

GB-PPON-PWYV-2655-NPMQ

Status

complete

Category

not on file

CPV

not on file

CPV in words

not on file

Estimated value

not on file

Currency

not on file

Released

2026-10-09T17:29:29+01:00

Tenders close

not on file

Contract starts

not on file

Contract ends

not on file

Procedure

Below threshold - unknown

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,

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-078531

• JISC SERVICES LIMITED (company), by the party id in the notice · uk companies house, read 2026-10-04

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Find a Tender (UK above-threshold notices) (UK Cabinet Office, Find a Tender Service), pages.json, sha256 5149be66daba, published 2026-10-10

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