# Supply of Storage Appliance to support Virtualisation Platform

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [XMA Limited](/contract-winners/xma/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £114,005
- Tender value: £114,005
- Award date: 13 May 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 13 May 2016
- Contract end: 12 May 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1cd17ee0-4b3f-4cff-a1f8-d8ec401409e4-104844
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc69b03c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The University of Southampton has successfully concluded and awarded a contract for the supply of a IP storage platform to support its significant virtual IT infrastructure\. The new storage platform will support the deployment of a new virtualisation cluster which has specific connectivity requirements\. University of Southampton academics actively engage in world class research and teaching, and require access to facilities which are capable of supporting such activities\. This procurement exercise underpins the key University of Southampton strategy point - ‘Development and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure and environment’\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cd17ee0-4b3f-4cff-a1f8-d8ec401409e4-104844)