YPO - 001126 - Datacentre Maintenance, Cloud Hosting & Security Solutions

Description

YPO are looking to renew the Datacentre, Maintenance, Cloud hosting and Security Solutions Framework. We would like to pre-engage with both suppliers and customers to understand in more detail the current market and current requirements. The Framework will go live on 1st August 2023 but the aim is to be awarded by June 2023. We will be working in partnership with Nepo on this Framework as we recently partnered on our ICT Framework Category. YPO are a non for profit organisation owned by 13 Local Authorities and 72 Associate members our frameworks put money back into the public purse. Our aim is to work with all suppliers including SMEs to create efficient procurements for our customers offering YPOs category knowledge and support throughout the project. Lot 1: YPO are looking to renew the Datacentre , Maintenance, Cloud hosting and Security Solutions Framework. We would like to pre-engage with both suppliers and customers to understand in more detail the current market and current requirements. The Framework will go live on 1st August 2023 but the aim is to be awarded by June 2023. The proposed lot structure is as follows: Lot 1 - Facility Maintenance Lot 2 - Design Lot 3 - Audit and Consultancy Lot 4 - Cloud, Cloud Services and Hosting Lot 5 - Build including Modular and Installation Services Lot 6 - Managed Service Lot 7 - Colocation /Shared Hosting Services Lot 8 - Data Security Solutions Lot 6 - Network Connectivity Services Our aim is to provide a Direct Award and Further competition route for the above services for the public sector. We are happy to discuss the relevance of the proposed Lot structure. We are keen to add a direct award element to this framework this time around and also would like to understand cloud procurement in the Public Sector to ensure we can provide a compliant simple efficient route for our customers. Please contact Zoe Morgan-Kriek ICT Category Buyer to arrange a pre-engagement session zoe.morgan-kriek@ypo.co.uk which will be held during May/June/July 2022 and further meetings/events if required. Please note that is a request for information to undertake pre-market engagement only and is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact the named contact on this form by the 30th June 2022 at 5pm.