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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

HPE Support Renewal 01.04.2026 to 31.03.2027 - AWARD

IT ServicesCPV 72000000
Value£18,044
Awarded2 Mar 2026
Published25 Mar 2026
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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£18ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

ICT Services of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to renew one of its HPE support and maintenance agreements.

This HPE agreement expires on the 31st March 2026.

To maintain service provision, ICT Services are now inviting HPE resellers and partners to submit a renewal quotation to cover period 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

If you are interested in submitting a quotation, please send a project correspondence to the portal to request the current HPE agreement ID and serial numbers information pack for this renewal.

Existing Service Agreement details: HPE Service Level = HPE Tech Care Essential SVC .

From: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026.

Servers Covered = 24 New Service Agreement details: HPE Service Level = HPE Tech Care Essential SVC.

From: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027.

No of servers to be covered in new agreement = 14 Key points to take into consideration when completing the tender response. • It is a key requirement that the support and maintenance agreement is backed to HPE and that ICT Services can continue to raise incidents and service requests directly with HPE, maintaining existing service level agreements in full.  Any proposals not utilising direct HPE support will be rejected.

The closing date for any clarification questions is Friday 6th March 2026 14:00 hours.

The closing date for quotation submission is Friday 13th March 2026 17:00 hours.

Thank you and we look forward to your quotation.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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ICT Services of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

ICT Services of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to renew one of its HPE support and maintenance agreements.

02

To maintain service provision, ICT Services are

To maintain service provision, ICT Services are now inviting HPE resellers and partners to submit a renewal quotation to cover period 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

03

It is a key requirement that

It is a key requirement that the support and maintenance agreement is backed to HPE and that ICT Services can continue to raise incidents and service requests directly with HPE, maintaining existing service level agreements in full.

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 Any proposals not utilising direct HPE

 Any proposals not utilising direct HPE support will be rejected.

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IT-230-10273-ICT1046 - AWARD
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