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ClosedStage · contract

BFI

Certified Data Tape Stock - AWARD

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000 32500000 32580000 30000000 30200000 30230000
Value£27k
Deadline13 Nov 2019
Published23 Dec 2019
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 23 Dec 2019ClosedCloses 13 Nov 2019
Contract value in context
£27ktotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£2.9m

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The brief

The BFI has a requirement for certified data tape stock.

The BFI's new Digital Preservation Infrastructure has a dual data library system, which incorporates separate, automated LTO6 and IBM TS1150 data tape robots.

Therefore, both LTO6 and IBM sets of stock are required to provide secure and resilient long term data preservation.

Certified stock is necessary to fulfil the performance and warrantee criteria essential to the very stringent requirements of the BFI DPI system.

The delivery schedule for the supply of the above is to be by no later Wednesday 18th December 2019 - bidders must confirm that they able to meet this delivery schedule as part of their response to this tender

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Therefore, both LTO6 and IBM sets

Therefore, both LTO6 and IBM sets of stock are required to provide secure and resilient long term data preservation.

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The delivery schedule for the supply

The delivery schedule for the supply of the above is to be by no later Wednesday 18th December 2019.

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Bidders must confirm that they able

bidders must confirm that they able to meet this delivery schedule as part of their response to this tender.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
346054fe-e635-4974-9ccf-43d26a47ace8
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
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2019/218 - AWARD
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