Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sheffield Hallam University
10005790
City Campus
Sheffield
S11WB
UK
Contact person: Johana Madafi
E-mail: j.madafi@shu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shu.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
2324-81-DTS-AS (Backup and Disaster Recovery System)
Reference number: 2324-81-DTS-AS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72317000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sheffield Hallam University carried out a further competition under the SUPC Framework (Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA).
Following a full evaluation of all tenders received, MTI Technology Ltd were selected as the successful supplier.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 449 415.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE32
Main site or place of performance:
Sheffield
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In recent years the University has moved increasingly to cloud-based services, migrating data center workloads to Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) public cloud services and a gradual transition of user data and workflow to Office 365 leading to a reduction in data stored on campus. As a result of this change the University's requires a robust platform that uses built-in protection services, providing the required level of data protection. The University is therefore procuring a solution to ensure robust data protection in cloud services at the same or similar level of protection as the University offers on-campus and to ensure that our on-campus backup systems are right-sized for the changed approach to services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion: General Management
/ Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 4%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
-The contract is being awarded to a supplier within a framework following a further competition (mini-competition) under an existing compliant framework agreement, in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and in accordance with the framework guidelines.
-All suppliers on the framework capable of delivering the services were invited to participate in the mini-competition.
-The award criteria used were consistent with those set out in the framework agreement and were clearly communicated to all participants.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2324-81-DTS-AS
Title: Backup and Disaster Recovery System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MTI Technology Limited
SC112019
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EG
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 449 415.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
S1 1WB
UK
E-mail: strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.shu.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2025