The Scottish Ministers (the Authority) are seeking to establish a national Server Maintenance framework agreement.

A key aim of this single supplier framework will be to enhance Server Maintenance services and to achieve greater value for money.

The selected Contractor will be expected to deliver consistently high-levels of service on a cost-effective and best value basis to each Framework Public Body.

Some of the key (but not limited to)service delivery areas are likely to include: All server types, Local Area Network Switches, Tape drives and Tape libraries, Keyboard Video Monitor Switches, Network Attached Storage, Storage Area Network.

It will also be possible to include the following service delivery areas if required: Operating Systems, Firmware and equipment moves.

The Server Maintenance Framework Agreement will form part of a wider portfolio of ICT Services Frameworks available to Framework Public Bodies designed to support the Digital Public Services Strategy Scotland's Digital Future: Delivery of Public Services and other associated strategies and policies such as the High-Level Operating Framework and Hosting & Data Centre Strategy.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies,offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the

foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices is available at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/public-bodies-guide/government-scotland

Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies are listed at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies

Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement

NOTE: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code (3400) PCS ITT Code 7565 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the dropdown. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

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