Leeds City College ('the College') is seeking to purchase a HP / Nimble Server and Storage infrastructure solution (or equivalent). Requirement is for implementation at our Quarry Hill.

Please see Infrastructure overview requirement (Appendix C) Projects 1.

Both warranty and support have to be included within the purchase price and run for a period of not less than three years. Also, any proposed professional services must be included within the price.

Tenders will be assessed primarily according to compliance against specification but we will take into consideration the reseller's level of support and partnership with the original equipment manufacturer alongside cost and added / social value.

Proposals which incorporate alternative manufacturers' equipment or solutions whose performance is likely to be less effective or less reliable than the equipment stated, or whose use will impact upon the current deployed infrastructure as a whole, or whose use will require significant training or other investment by the College will not be accepted.