{"id":1319,"date":"2019-08-12T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2019-08-12T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:40:23","slug":"new-national-agreement-for-the-provision-of-server-and-infrastructure-maintenance-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2019\/08\/12\/new-national-agreement-for-the-provision-of-server-and-infrastructure-maintenance-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"New national agreement for the provision of Server and Infrastructure Maintenance framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to launch a new national agreement for the provision of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/server-maintenance-framework-2019-2021\/\">Server and Infrastructure Maintenance framework<\/a>. The framework is a single supplier agreement with MCSA and is open to all Scottish public sector organisations including the third sector.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of the framework includes the following core services:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All server types<br \/>\n\u2022 Local area network (LAN) switches<br \/>\n\u2022 Tape drives and tape libraries<br \/>\n\u2022 Keyboard video monitor switch (KVM)<br \/>\n\u2022 Network attached storage (NAS) devices &#8211; storage area network (SAN)<br \/>\n\u2022 Uninterruptable power supplies<br \/>\n\u2022 PBX and video conferencing equipment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Easy to use \u2013 organisations will be able to call off directly<br \/>\n\u2022 Supplier is an SME<br \/>\n\u2022 Service will be delivered from a local Scottish office<br \/>\n\u2022 Supplier committed to Fair Work principles including Real Living Wage<br \/>\n\u2022 Cyber Security built in with supplier having third party cyber security accreditation<br \/>\n\u2022 Value for Money &#8211; savings will be in the region of 20%<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/frameworks-and-contracts\/\">contracts directory<\/a> or contact <a href=\"mailto:dawn.swan@gov.scot\">Dawn Swan<\/a> on 0141 242 5505.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Single supplier agreement open to all Scottish public sector organisations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":450,"featured_media":1323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,147,54,267,10,55,361],"tags":[364,62,363,328,97,362],"class_list":["post-1319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fair-work","category-framework-agreements","category-ict","category-living-wage","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","category-server-and-infrastructure-maintenance","tag-cyber-security","tag-framework-agreements","tag-infrastructure-maintenance","tag-real-living-wage","tag-scottish-public-sector","tag-server"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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