Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BP
UK
Contact person: Procurement Manager
E-mail: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.open.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/
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
Software Defined Storage
Reference number: OUPA10532
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48782000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
319 150.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48780000
48750000
72600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Business requirements
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Information security
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Implementation services
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Support services/SLA
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Pricing and whole life cost over 7 years
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
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 years total) at the OU's discretion.
License volumes may vary up or down over the term of the contract and additional modules offered or introduced by the supplier in the future may be purchased as part of this contract following the initial implementation. Any additional purchases relating to this solution will be made with the successful supplier under this contract to ensure technical compatibility, consistency and continuation of supplier support. There is no restriction on the spend value of additional purchases as this will be governed by the OU’s available budget. Any other options are as set out in the ITT.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 214-525049
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OUPA10532
Title: Software Defined Storage
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nexstor Ltd
7 Acorn Business park. Commercial Gate. Mansfield. Notts
Mansfield
NG18 1EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1623705330
NUTS: UKF1
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nexstor.com
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:
: 319 150.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/09/2020