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SLC require to procure a 12 month agreement with an option to extend for 12 months contract for MongoDB and Atlas Support. Mongo DB is a range of databases that we use to store data within several of SLC's dev, test, and production systems including the Assess Platform, Digital Repayment Portals, Course Management Service, SLC Notify, Disable Student Allowance E-Invoicing System. These systems are used by SLC stakeholders to manage our business processes and without the licences to use MongoDB several of SLC's critical systems would no longer function resulting in the company being unable to process applications for student finance. As a potential option - MongoDB offers a RAM pool-based Enterprise Advanced (EA) license for on-premises deployments, which is designed for organizations that want to optimize the cost of running MongoDB across multiple servers. All interested parties must register on https://www.delta-esourcing.com. The closing date and time for registering interest shall be 12 noon Friday 25th April. Please contact Kenneth McKay to formally log interest.

The Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) are seeking Expressions of Interest with regards to the provision of : • Lot A - IBM Storage • Lot B - IBM Power IBM Storage and Power products. All potential suppliers are required to complete the questionnaire enclosed on the following DeltaEsourcing link. It shall be the suppliers responsibility to gain access to this portal. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=962759615 IBM Storage • 6x IBM FlashSystem 9500s with 20x 19.2Tb FCM4 disks per enclosure • 32Gb Fibre Cards • Storage Encryption Key plus offsite Cloud Store (IBM SGDKLM) • Copy Data Manager (CDM) for Orchestration (5 years) • Predatar Clean Room for 5 years • MFA - IBM security Verify / Duo Security (and purchase capability for existing SAN Switches too) • 5 years Maintenance • 15 days Expert Lab Services for setup and installation • IBM Storage Expert Care Premium - 5 years IBM Power Option 1: 4 x E1050 - Midrange solution, each with: 96 Cores Installed / 27 Cores Active 3TB DDR5 Memory AIX Operating System 5 Years Hardware and Software Maintenance (Advanced ExpertCare) + 100,000 ECOD Days Option 2: 4 x E1080 - Enterprise solution, each with: 80 Cores Installed / 23 Cores Active 3TB DDR5 Memory AIX Operating System 5 Years Hardware and Software Maintenance (Advanced ExpertCare) + 85,000 ECOD Days SLC shall retain the right to chose what ever option mentioned above they decide is the most appropriate to their requirements and shall not be bound by supplier preferences. It is envisaged any procurement activity will be undertaken via CCS Framework RM6098 - Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Lot 2 (Hardware) https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6098. All potential suppliers are asked to be registered on the above agreement.

The Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) are seeking Expressions of Interest with regards to the provision of : • Lot A - IBM Storage • Lot B - IBM Power IBM Storage and Power products. All potential suppliers are required to complete the questionnaire enclosed on the following DeltaEsourcing link. It shall be the suppliers responsibility to gain access to this portal. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=962759615 IBM Storage • 6x IBM FlashSystem 9500s with 20x 19.2Tb FCM4 disks per enclosure • 32Gb Fibre Cards • Storage Encryption Key plus offsite Cloud Store (IBM SGDKLM) • Copy Data Manager (CDM) for Orchestration (5 years) • Predatar Clean Room for 5 years • MFA - IBM security Verify / Duo Security (and purchase capability for existing SAN Switches too) • 5 years Maintenance • 15 days Expert Lab Services for setup and installation • IBM Storage Expert Care Premium - 5 years IBM Power • The required solution will be for either Enterprise servers (e.g. E1080) or Midrange (e.g. E1050). • SLC will be looking to procure the most current generation of Power available at the time of tendering. Maintenance agreements shall also be included. The list of items above is not exact and may alter at the time of any proposed tender activity. It is envisaged any procurement activity will be undertaken via CCS Framework RM6098 - Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Lot 2 (Hardware) https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6098. All potential suppliers are asked to be registered on the above agreement.

The Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) are seeking Expressions of Interest with regards to the provision of : • Lot A - IBM Storage • Lot B - IBM Power IBM Storage and Power products. All potential suppliers are required to complete the questionnaire enclosed on the following DeltaEsourcing link. It shall be the suppliers responsibility to gain access to this portal. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=962759615 IBM Storage • 6x IBM FlashSystem 9500s with 20x 19.2Tb FCM4 disks per enclosure • 32Gb Fibre Cards • Storage Encryption Key plus offsite Cloud Store (IBM SGDKLM) • Copy Data Manager (CDM) for Orchestration (5 years) • Predatar Clean Room for 5 years • MFA - IBM security Verify / Duo Security (and purchase capability for existing SAN Switches too) • 5 years Maintenance • 15 days Expert Lab Services for setup and installation • IBM Storage Expert Care Premium - 5 years IBM Power • The required solution will be for either Enterprise servers (e.g. E1080) or Midrange (e.g. E1050). • SLC will be looking to procure the most current generation of Power available at the time of tendering. Maintenance agreements shall also be included. The list of items above is not exact and may alter at the time of any proposed tender activity. It is envisaged any procurement activity will be undertaken via CCS Framework RM6098 - Technology Products & Associated Services 2. https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6098. All potential suppliers are asked to be registered on the above agreement.