Decision

The
Director of Finance has approved the award of a contract for a 12
month term to Centerprise International Limited for the provision
of a direct NetApp Support Contract.

Reasons for the decision

The
current contract for the support and maintenance of the NetApp
corporate storage and compute ended on 30th April 2024. A
procurement exercise has been completed in accordance with Council
Contract Procedure Rules. The new contract will be in place on
1st August 2024.

Alternative options considered

The
Council has tendered for the supply of a contract for Direct NetApp
Support because they are the manufactures of the systems and
provide all system maintenance updates, remote monitoring of the
systems and all call resolutions. The tendering process enabled the
resellers of the above to compete.