Rehosting Partner for Stanage Data Centre

University of Sheffield
North West
Selective procedure
1 April 2025 to 1 June 2028

Provision of reliable data centre hosting services and expanded hosting capacity to accommodate growing demand for data storage supporting existing and new research projects.

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Awarded value: £2.9m; As published
Published: 7 April 2025
Awarded: 27 March 2025; Softcat
Contract length: 38 months; Ends 1 June 2028

What the contract covers

Call-off from a framework agreement

Provision of data centre hosting services and expanded data storage capacity to support research projects.

Reliable data centre hosting services
Expanded hosting capacity to support existing and new research projects

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off from a framework agreement
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 38 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2025 to 1 June 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72317000, 72514000

Services in this contract

Data centre colocationMain service£270k typicalPartner data centre hosting and expanded capacity for research data storage

Lifecycle

Published
7 April 2025
Contract awardedto Softcat
27 March 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
1 June 2028

The buyer

University of Sheffield

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The supplier

Softcat

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/166654/rehosting-partner-for-stanage-data-centre
Buyer reference: 4346.IT.STA.24
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-85dc7ebe-948a-4c5d-9240-078654fe9adf
Last checked: 5 November 2026

University of Sheffield. Rehosting Partner for Stanage Data Centre. Contract award, 7 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/166654/rehosting-partner-for-stanage-data-centre (accessed 5 November 2026).