Support and Maintenance of F5 Load Balancers for DfE
Crown Commercial Service · Awarded contract
AwardedSupport and Maintenance of F5 Load Balancers for DfE
Awarded 14 Dec 2016
Awarded14 Dec 2016
Value£32,929.33
SupplierINSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD
AgencyCrown Commercial Service
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 8y 11mo ago12mo term
Awarded 14 Dec 2016Expired 13 Dec 2017
About
Crown Commercial Service awarded a contract to Insight Direct (UK) Ltd for the support and maintenance of four F5 Load Balancers operating in high-availability pairs, owned by the Department for Education (DfE).
The agreement provides backdated and continued support following the expiration of the previous service agreement on 13 December 2016.
The contract value is AUD 32,929.33.
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