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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Corsham: Computer storage units.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
Strategic Command, Defence Digital
Spur B2, Building 405, MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, SN13 9NR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3067703084, Email: Harriet.Jones125@mod.gov.uk
Contact: Harriet Jones
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UKK1

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Water Cooled Enclosures for Type 26 Frigates Reference number: DPS/00110
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
30233100 – Computer storage units.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
II.1.4) Short Description: MOD Defence Digital Platform Services will be inviting bids for the provision of water-cooled enclosures to house the OpNET Communication and Information System server nodes on-board the Type 26 Frigates. The Authority is seeking an external partner to design, qualify, manufacture and deliver a water-cooled enclosure solution to support the installation of OpNET into the three Batch 1 Type 26 Frigates.

Please note: to express your interest in this requirement, please respond to the PQQ. Instructions for this can be found in Section VI.3 of the Contract Notice. The ITT documentation is for information only at this stage.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/02/2021

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2021 – 274142
Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 22/02/2021

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: II.1.4)
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: II.1.4)
Instead of: MOD Defence Digital Platform Services will be inviting bids for the provision of water-cooled enclosures to house the OpNET Communication and Information System server nodes on-board the Type 26 Frigates. The Authority is seeking an external partner to design, qualify, manufacture and deliver a water-cooled enclosure solution to support the installation of OpNET into the three Batch 1 Type 26 Frigates.
Read: MOD Defence Digital Platform Services will be inviting bids for the provision of water-cooled enclosures to house the OpNET Communication and Information System server nodes on-board the Type 26 Frigates. The Authority is seeking an external partner to design, qualify, manufacture and deliver a water-cooled enclosure solution to support the installation of OpNET into the three Batch 1 Type 26 Frigates.

Please note: to express your interest in this requirement, please respond to the PQQ. Instructions for this can be found in Section VI.3 of the Contract Notice. The ITT documentation is for information only at this stage.

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