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Research Data Equipment FAIR

Cardiff University · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 21:26.

Opportunity overview

Replace the current Research Data Store (RDS) infrastructure with a new RDS system including backups and other forms of resilience

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

OCF LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2026
Award ID
013688-2026-CU.1845.TH-1
Status
active
Location
Chapeltown, Sheffield, UKE3, S352PG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV32580000 — Data equipment

Lots

  • Replace the current Research Data Store (RDS) infrastructure with a new RDS system including backups and other forms of resilienceValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CU.1845.TH
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Mini-Competition conducted via a compliant framework

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
32580000
Description
Data equipment

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Replace the current Research Data Store (RDS) infrastructure with a new RDS system including backups and other forms of resilience
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
ESG
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
32580000
Description
Data equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL2

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cardiff University
Id
GB-FTS-136679

Identifier

Legal Name
Cardiff University

Address

Street Address
Procurement Services, The Spark Building, 3rd Floor, Maindy Road
Locality
Cardiff
Region
UKL
Postal Code
CF24 4HQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2920879648

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
OCF LIMITED
Id
GB-FTS-174519

Identifier

Legal Name
OCF LIMITED

Address

Street Address
Unit 5 Rotunda Business Centre, Thorncliffe Park
Locality
Chapeltown, Sheffield
Region
UKE3
Postal Code
S352PG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
013688-2026-CU.1845.TH-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174519
Name
OCF LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013688-2026-CU.1845.TH-1
Award ID
013688-2026-CU.1845.TH-1
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,400,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL · CF24 4HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 013688-2026award, contract ·