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002352 - Sunderland Datacentre Rental and Power

Durham County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Durham County Council

Buyer Address: Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, UKC14, DH1 5WB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
270000.0 GBP
Published
26 Sep 2025, 10:50
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
07 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
01 Jun 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Sunderland City Council
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

As part of the Durham County Council ICT Business Continuity Planning, we require renewal of rental of rack space and supply of power to the racks in Sunderland City Council's Moorside datacentre. This is a continuation of existing services we utilise from them, with this being embedded in our current BCP.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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