Infrastructure Storage Refresh
A Contract Award Notice
by STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Type
- Contract (Products)
- Duration
- 5 year
- Value
- £1M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 15 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- 08 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2030
- Deadline
- 23 Oct 2025 11:00
Related Terms
Location
1 buyer
- Student Loans Glasgow
1 supplier
- Specialist Computer Centres West Midlands
Description
This was a re-procurement to replace Infrastructure Storage Hardware which had been classed as end of life. The current Infrastructure Storage requirement was obtained via a competitive tender by SLC reference 2019-SLC-032. The hardware supplied was manufactured by IBM. As the SLC estate currently has IBM equipment throughout to move away from this manufacturer would take both a vast investment both time and money. Therefore, for technical and financial reasons, the equipment specification required continue with IBM.
Award Detail
| 1 | Specialist Computer Centres (West Midlands)
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CPV Codes
- 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
Indicators
- Contract is suitable for SMEs.
- Contract is suitable for VCOs.
Other Information
Pipeline notice to verify the planned procurement activity. It should be noted due to internal business reasons the procurement was undertaken in two separate tenders and not one tender with two Lots. Infrastructure Storage Refresh_FTS.pdf
Reference
- 2025-TR-00054
- CF cdbe2e8f-f2cb-4172-bcbc-5a7aa66b0558