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AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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23 Nov 2021 at 09:39

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery" is being conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal. This contract falls under the industry category of disaster recovery services and is located in Kenilworth, England. The procurement method utilised is selective, with a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period is set to commence on January 1, 2022, and will conclude on January 1, 2024. The total contract value is £143,000, with the tender period having ended on June 7, 2021.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specialising in backup and disaster recovery solutions. Companies that provide managed services, especially those capable of supporting both local and offsite failover requirements, would be well-suited to compete. The emphasis on protecting critical servers indicates a demand for reliable service providers capable of delivering robust solutions that can ensure business continuity for clients with sizeable data requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery

Notice Description

AHDB are looking to procure a managed backup and disaster recovery service to support the following environments: 3 x VMWare Hosts HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6143 CPU @ 2.80GHz, 256GB RAM 1 x SAN Nimble HF20 Dual Controller (10GB iSCSI) - 42TB RAW / 30TB Usable There are a total of 36 Virtual Servers running across 3 Hosts with VMWare v6.7 of which 17 have been named as mission critical and would require instant recovery in case of any outage. There is currently a total data volume of 25TB across the 36 servers. There are also 8 servers hosted in Azure which are currently protected via Azure Backup and Recovery, these have been named mission critical also. AHDB wish to protect all 36 VMWare and 8 Azure servers with local and offsite backups run multiple times during the day as opposed to the current single daily backup. There is also a requirement for local and remote offsite failover DR capability for the 25 servers marked as critical.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-accf2f2a-df6c-4be9-b754-a3f288d1839a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c6b24d3-82ae-4fc2-b0fb-ec04748690d2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72251000 - Disaster recovery services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£143,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£143,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
KENILWORTH
Postcode
CV8 2TL
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Cubbington & Leek Wootton
Westminster Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VIRTUAL DATA CENTRE SERVICES

Further Information

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