Scottish data centre and cloud provider DataVita has inked a £44.9 million partnership with Glasgow City Council to modernise and maintain the city’s digital infrastructure in support of essential public services.
Under the contract, which initially spans five years and nine months with an option to extend to more than ten years, DataVita will provide the Glasgow Council’s core compute and storage services, with the total projected value of work estimated between £80 million and £110 million.
DataVita said that its work will provide the “modern digital backbone” of the Council’s IT infrastructure, supporting more than 400 applications essential to the delivery of daily public services.
“The essential services that we deliver to citizens and the value they add to people’s lives are always our first priorities,” said Paul Leinster, chair of the Digital Glasgow Board from Glasgow City Council.
“Increasingly, though, we rely on a complex digital estate to deliver those services, and this contract will ensure we have a secure, resilient platform to support what is an incredibly diverse range of work.
The technical scope of the contract covers running the Council’s primary and disaster‑recovery IT environments, managing physical and virtual servers, and providing scalable storage. To protect data, the solution also includes strong backup systems with immutable copies.
According to DataVita, up to twenty-five new roles will be created as a result of the partnership, including several apprenticeships, which the firm said reflects its commitment to growing the Scottish technology ecosystem.
“We are focused on delivering exceptional value and innovation over the initial term and see this as the start of a long-term partnership,” said Danny Quinn, managing director of DataVita.
“Our mission is to provide a resilient, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructure that will not only meet the city’s needs today but also support its ambitions for the future. This award is a testament to our team’s expertise and our commitment to investing in Scotland’s technology ecosystem.”
The contract continues a run of success for the data centre firm, after its North Lanarkshire site was officially designated a UK AI Growth Zone by the UK Government late last month, securing £8.2 billion in private investment for the region.
Source: DIGIT