Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1f-61e9-7249-828a-223163e4512d/storage-area-network-san-soft-market-test pending GB open procedure # Storage Area Network (SAN) Soft Market Test [Nottingham Trent University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nottingham-trent-university) Estimated value Not stated Published 23 Apr 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Nottingham Trent University (NTU) would like to invite suppliers to participate in a Soft Market Test exercise. We are looking to formulate an overall strategy for managing unstructured data and are looking to ascertain whether cloud hosting of data can support our requirements. This process is the beginning of our market engagement exercise designed to help us understand if a cloud based solution can meet the fast evolving needs of our service. This process will better inform any future procurement exercise, and help interested organisations understand our requirements. The University currently operates an on-premise SAN. This service has reached capacity and we are considering the approach we will take to replace this. We are exploring different approaches to managing unstructured data and would like to understand the capabilities and costs associated with cloud or partial cloud solutions for SAN storage. Please be aware that at this stage we are not looking to purchase; as such we will not be formally assessing proposals, and nothing given or provided at this stage will be evaluated as part of any future procurement process Further information is provided in the document download. If you feel your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise, please complete the relevant questions provided in the downloadable document and return to by 17.00 Monday 14th May 2018 Read full description ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2df86bb9-1f3e-4cd5-a082-996c8d950cea) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Nottingham Trent University: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nottingham-trent-university) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Preliminary Market Engagement - Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) · North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15410-bf5e-72d1-8225-fbabeaba595f/preliminary-market-engagement-corporate-enterprise-resource-planning-erp) [Servers – Dostawa serwerów do klastra wirtualizacyjnego · Politechnika Rzeszowska · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2e23-7066-ba48-4fc2a9243b50/poland-servers-dostawa-serwerow-do-klastra-wirtualizacyjnego) [License management software package – Dostawa licencji bezpieczeństwa do Systemu DNS · Poczta Polska S.A. · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-20fa-7396-87e7-40ce84cb0f4d/poland-license-management-software-package-dostawa-licencji-bezpieczenstwa-d) [Security software package – Pořízení a implementace integrovaného řešení EDR/XDR a SIEM · Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1e5d-73ea-989e-b9c221c4c490/czechia-security-software-package-porizeni-a-implementace-integrovaneho-rese) [Computer servers – „Dostawa serwerów komputerowych wraz z dedykowanymi kartami graficznymi dla Copernicus PL Sp. z o.o.” · Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-08e5-7339-9a05-be1adf5996b5/poland-computer-servers-dostawa-serwerow-komputerowych-wraz-z-dedykowanymi) [Software package and information systems – Datenerfassungssystem · Dataport AöR · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-43c5-7007-89f5-0ea2d1525f27/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-datenerfassungssystem)