# 008786 - Servers, Storage & Backup Refresh \(RM6098\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL](/buyers/newcastle-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC](/contract-winners/specialist-computer-centres/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £830,273
- Tender value: £830,273
- Award date: 18 February 2025
- Published: 6 March 2025
- Contract start: 28 February 2025
- Contract end: 27 February 2030
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 64e109dd-de51-4e1c-bc82-f5e4e1a313e1-832159
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf05472e-5b3e-45c4-8ef6-8aa570779ae5

## Description

Contract awarded for 008786 - Servers, Storage & Backup Refresh \(RM6098\)\. Newcastle City Council \(NCC\) intends to refresh the Intel server, SAN and a portion of the backup infrastructure residing at both the primary data centre at NCC Civic Centre and secondary data centre at Sunderland\. The Sunderland data centre is used as a backup site for disaster recovery and business continuity purposes; however, it is also capable of hosting active services\. The sites are linked by a resilient pair of 10Gb ethernet connections\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64e109dd-de51-4e1c-bc82-f5e4e1a313e1-832159)