STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND CO-LOCATION EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

Description

Coventry University Group is seeking to align with an exclusive infrastructure and technical services partner with a proven track record of delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that drive growth and create lasting value for our business. The selected partner will provide comprehensive support to enhance our digital capabilities and help achieve business goals over the next five years.
The partner will act as an extension of our digital infrastructure teams, supporting and leading the successful realisation of cutting-edge digital projects. Specifically, the partnership will focus on:
•	Co-design, implementation, and ongoing co-hosting of IT infrastructure, including:
•	Co-Location Datacentre Services.
•	Servers and storage solutions.
•	Network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, etc.).
•	Cloud integration and services.
•	Disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
•	Security solutions (firewalls, intrusion detection, etc.).
•	Infrastructure monitoring and management tools.
•	Proactive maintenance and support for all infrastructure components.
•	Technical expertise and guidance on infrastructure optimisation and future planning.
•	Professional services available for specific technical disciplines and domains.
Coventry University envisages the contract will commence on the 1st May 2025 and will be for an initial term of 5 years with options to extend for up to one (1) further period of five (5) years for a total potential contract term of 10 years. Only suppliers on SSSNA Framework, Lot 5, can bid on this Tender. 
The indicative maximum total contract over 10 years value is £25 million excluding VAT for capital spend. The managed services element is estimated to be a maximum of £5 million excluding VAT. The contract will include options for additional projects related to transformation, optimisation and modernisation which are anticipated to be a maximum estimated value of £5 million excluding VAT subject to budget approval. Note that all the stated figures are shown for indicative spend only and there is no commitment to spend at any level of spend for Coventry University throughout the 5+5 period of the contract. 
The transformation, optimisation and modernisation projects are not guaranteed and will be subject to funding approval. Although our selected strategic technology will be favoured in the first instance, additional projects are not exclusive to this Strategic Technology Partner contract and the University reserve the right to procure such future projects outside of this contract. The indicative contract values set out in this document are estimated figures and may be subject to increase or decrease.
All proposals, question and proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format on the University's procurement portal, In-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home