# 2671/MH AliBaba Cloud Provision

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Alibaba\.com \(Europe\) Ltd
- Award value: £305,000
- Tender value: £305,000
- Award date: 18 December 2020
- Published: 3 February 2021
- Contract start: 1 January 2021
- Contract end: 31 December 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: f1ac7973-c4ee-40d4-bef1-6d2c0b2409c4-410424
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2414dad2-cb52-4e72-864f-df8ab38d8c4d

## Description

The University has carried out a Direct Award as is permissible under the JISC Global Education Access Framework agreement\. This is a monthly rolling contract\. For the purpose of this Contracts Finder entry, probable 12 months costs have been stated - these are subject to the USD/GBP exchange rate and more significantly the usage of the services procured which are expected to decrease when our international students can travel to and be taught at our UK campuses\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1ac7973-c4ee-40d4-bef1-6d2c0b2409c4-410424)