The first step in implementing a data centre project is often sourcing and selecting the most suitable solution providers.

Frame’s independent advice assists you at all stages of procurement, bridging the different requirements of your commercial and technical teams, and keeping the process cost-effective.

We watch the business and technology trends emerging across the world. And we appreciate, at the Australian level, what the data centre market players — users, service providers, vendors — are engaging in at any time, and the relationships that exist between them.

This information can be crucial to requesting expressions of interest (EOI) or procuring through requests for tender/proposal (RFT, RFP), as it allows you to appreciate the market dynamics driving the responses.

And with Frame, the advice is vendor-independent. Our guidance, knowledge sharing and collaboration focuses on meeting your strategic and operations objectives.

Practically, when it comes to developing EOIs, RFPs and RFTs, we work with you to determine the best way to deliver the results you expect, helping you by:

• minimising distractions to your critical operations staff so they can contribute to the documentation’s development
• improving the quality of the documentation to ensure proponents can clearly understand your requirements
• making sure you’ll be able to compare responses like-for-like and so streamline evaluation.

We ensure you’re able to select the best-suited solution providers. And we can assist during contract negotiation to make sure you get the best value for money.