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IBM Power and Storage requirements

Descriptions

The Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) are seeking Expressions of Interest with regards to the provision of :

• Lot A - IBM Storage
• Lot B - IBM Power
IBM Storage and Power products.

All potential suppliers are required to complete the questionnaire enclosed on the following DeltaEsourcing link. It shall be the suppliers responsibility to gain access to this portal.

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=962759615

IBM Storage

• 6x IBM FlashSystem 9500s with 20x 19.2Tb FCM4 disks per enclosure
• 32Gb Fibre Cards
• Storage Encryption Key plus offsite Cloud Store (IBM SGDKLM)
• Copy Data Manager (CDM) for Orchestration (5 years)
• Predatar Clean Room for 5 years
• MFA - IBM security Verify / Duo Security (and purchase capability for existing SAN Switches too)
• 5 years Maintenance
• 15 days Expert Lab Services for setup and installation
• IBM Storage Expert Care Premium - 5 years

IBM Power

• The required solution will be for either Enterprise servers (e.g. E1080) or Midrange (e.g. E1050).
• SLC will be looking to procure the most current generation of Power available at the time of tendering.

Maintenance agreements shall also be included. The list of items above is not exact and may alter at the time of any proposed tender activity.

It is envisaged any procurement activity will be undertaken via CCS Framework RM6098 - Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Lot 2 (Hardware)

https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6098.

All potential suppliers are asked to be registered on the above agreement.

Timeline

Published Date :

1st Jul 2025 21 days ago

Deadline :

15th Jul 2025 7 days ago

Contract Start :

N/A

Contract End :

N/A

Tender Regions

North East North West Yorkshire and The Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West Scotland Wales Northern Ireland