CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Film and Video Performance Storage

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

NPS–ICT–0094-19 Framework Call off Competition for 'Film and Video Performance Storage' contract for a high-performance storage solution that will speed up the processing of our Audio-Visual data.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136740.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

A high-performance storage solution that will speed up the processing of our Audio-Visual data.

Minimum Overall Solution Performance:

14 Gigabyte per Second - 50% Read / 50% Write

Required speed at the client side over SMB or CIFS file shares

Performance required for whole 100 TeraByte – NO Tiering

100 Terabyte Useable storage – No Compression or De-duplication

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The NLW is conducting this further competition through the NPS IT Products and Services (ii) Framework Agreement (ITPS2), Ref: NPS – ICT – 0094 – 19. Lot 5:Solutions.

Only suppliers registered with the framework will be able to participate in this further competition ITT.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All ITT documents and Response templates are included in this notice documentation.

Tenders may be submitted in either Welsh or English.

No grey imports nor refurbished items.

We require the solution to be delivered, installed and invoiced before 15th March 2024

(WA Ref:136740)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice