# Datacentre Hardware

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Buckinghamshire Council](/buyers/buckinghamshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Dell Corporation Limited](/contract-winners/dell/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £140,776
- Tender value: £106,774
- Award date: 20 April 2022
- Published: 28 July 2022
- Contract start: 25 April 2022
- Contract end: 24 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 86c550cf-3147-48d3-a5d6-b5bbb6d06c0c-558362
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4685ae8d-665c-430c-9b61-606837efc5e9

## Description

The Council has inherited seven legacy data centres and even if the numbers were rationalised down substantial investment is needed to extend their life\. Therefore a hybrid solution is needed\. The solution consists of an initial requirements of on-premises compute server platform for production and test clusters\. This contract was awarded following a further competition under the CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICES FRAMEWORK RM6068 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86c550cf-3147-48d3-a5d6-b5bbb6d06c0c-558362)