# SAN Enhancements

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by General Medical Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: General Medical Council
- Supplier: [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](/suppliers/hewlett-packard-enterprise/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £95,000
- Tender value: £95,000
- Award date: 22 May 2017
- Published: 13 July 2017
- Contract start: 26 May 2017
- Contract end: 16 June 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 09784941-65ee-4ea9-bbb0-481589f9cc5b-160064
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b3e2d11-ba7e-43ba-bfba-5424d013296c

## Description

The strategic context The GMC currently has a HP3PAR 7400 Storage Area Network solution in place\. Capacity planning has shown that additional provision is required in order to support the growth needs of the business including the relocation of services from the GMC London data centre to the GMC Manchester data centre\. SAN Replication is a critical part of our BCP strategy and as such the ability to replicate with our existing 3PAR equipment is a key requirement\. As such we are inviting tenders from suppliers who can meet this additional capacity requirement\. 59\. Scope of requirement Operational Proposal In order to accommodate operational growth and new project deliverables the GMC require the following or equivalent that provide as good or better capability: Part Code Product Qty H6Z18A HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8450 2N Fld Int Base 1 L7C17A HPE 3PAR 8450 OS Suite Base LTU 1 L7C18A HPE 3PAR 8450 OS Suite Drive LTU 6 L7C21A HPE 3PAR 8450 Replication Suite Base LTU 1 L7C22A HPE 3PAR 8450 Replication Ste Drive LTU 6 L7C31A HPE 3PAR 8450 Dynamic Opt Base LTU 1 L7C32A HPE 3PAR 8450 Dynamic Opt Drive LTU 6 L7C37A HPE 3PAR 8450 Priority Opt Base LTU 1 L7C38A HPE 3PAR 8450 Priority Opt Drive LTU 6 E7Y71A HPE 3PAR 8000 SFF\(2\.5in\) Fld Int Dr Encl 2 K2P91A HPE 3PAR 8000 3\.84TB SFF SSD 6 HA114A1 5XV HPE Startup 3PAR 84XX 2N Fld Int Bas SVC 1 HA114A1 5XZ HPE Startup 3PAR 8000 Fld Int Dr Enc SVC 2 BC774AAE HP 3PAR 7400 OS Suite Drive E-LTU 20 BC776AAE HP 3PAR 7400 Replication Ste Drive E-LTU 20 BD271AAE HP 3PAR 7400 Data Opt St v2 Drive E-LTU 20 QR496A HPE M6710 900GB 6G SAS 10K 2\.5in HDD 20 HA124A1 HP Technical Installation Startup SVC 1 HA124A1 5TX HPE Startup 3PAR 7000 HDD-SSD Drive SVC 2 BD362AAE HPE 3PAR StoreServ Mgmt/Core SW E-Media 1 BD363AAE HPE 3PAR OS Suite Latest E-Media 1

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09784941-65ee-4ea9-bbb0-481589f9cc5b-160064)