# UCS Blade Renewal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Merseytravel](/buyers/merseytravel/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Q Associates limited
- Award value: £104,757
- Tender value: £104,757
- Award date: 1 December 2021
- Published: 14 January 2022
- Contract start: 2 December 2021
- Contract end: 30 November 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: f0eb6b47-2142-4c49-a241-a39563bb7a32-501016
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d1d4787-46f1-4895-9570-147adac53344

## Description

We are looking to renew some of our Cisco UCS B200 M3 Server Blades\. The M3 hardware is now end of life and will shortly be out of hardware support\. The replacement will need to be the latest generation equivalent - Cisco UCS B200 M5 Server blades that will fit into the existing chassis\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0eb6b47-2142-4c49-a241-a39563bb7a32-501016)