NEUPC has awarded a framework agreement which is for the provision of data centre management equipment and infrastructure products and related services. NEUPC intends to award up-to the seven top ranked bidders to the framework, see the ITT document for full details. The purpose of the framework agreement is to provide institutions and participating consortia members with a framework for the supply, installation and management of data centre management equipment and Infrastructure plus related design and consultancy. Products in scope include a range of data centre management equipment and infrastructure including but not limited to Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS), cooling equipment, generators, gas and fire suppression systems, power distribution units (PDU’s), blanking panels, caging. Any or all elements of the supply, Installation and management of data centre equipment and infrastructure may be bought via the framework. See ITT.

Products and services in scope — installation, maintenance and management of data centre management equipment and infrastructure, removal and recycling of data centre management equipment and infrastructure. Data centre related design and consultancy services. Data centre equipment and infrastructure includes UPS, energy management systems and monitoring, PDUs, MDUs, HVAC systems, cooling equipment, generators, gas and fire suppression systems, racking, panels, cable drums, composite data centre wall panels, enclosures, raised flooring, conduits, server lifters, tile lifters (see ITT for more details). The framework will be made available to all members of participating consortia: their respective memberships (found by following the relevant links) are: http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

http://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list and

https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/

The framework will be for an initial period of 2 years, with the option for two further extension periods of 12 months each to a total period of 4 years.This agreement will be open to members and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is possible that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants. North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) is one of six UK Higher Education purchasing consortia established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise third party expenditure within the higher education sector. Membership of the consortia may be subject to change due to strategic realignment or the inclusion of new members. This agreement will be open to members and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015.