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Disaster Recovery

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED

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26 Jun 2025 at 08:43

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Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the project titled "Disaster Recovery" has been completed. The buying organisation, Medicines Discovery Catapult Limited, located in Macclesfield, England, initiated this tender process with the aim to acquire comprehensive disaster recovery solutions, including hardware, software, and ongoing support services. The contract, valued at £599,992.95, covers a period from 1st May 2025 to 30th April 2030, and was awarded to Trustmarque. The procurement falls under the industry category of "Software package and information systems" and utilises a selective procurement method through a call-off from a framework agreement. The primary location for the delivery of services is the North West of the United Kingdom.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT disaster recovery solutions, particularly those capable of offering robust hardware and software packages alongside comprehensive support and maintenance. It is particularly suited for companies that are able to demonstrate experience in proactive issue remediation, backup management, and SLA-backed service delivery. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this call-off contract from a framework arrangement particularly advantageous as it encourages participation and offers a stable source of revenue over the five-year contract duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Disaster Recovery

Notice Description

The aim for the procurement is to acquire a solution that encompasses all aspects of Disaster Recovery including but not limited to both hardware and software, licensing, maintenance of the solution, ongoing required configuration of the solution, hosting costs (including but not limited to backups onsite with MDC, backups in offsite locations, backups in the Recovery Environment), support, business as usual (BAU) support of infrastructure, playbooks for invocation of DR, warranties and overall management (to include proactive remediation of issues, restorations on demand, SLA backed services, regular reporting, updates to hardware, firmware, software, change requests, incident support).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dffb4354-b752-4176-ba67-1e023b029964
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3609876b-31a2-45d0-a722-ebcf4d4bad27
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£599,992 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£599,992 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2030 Over 5 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
MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED
Contact Name
Phil Sinha Jones
Contact Email
phil.sinhajones@md.catapult.org.uk
Contact Phone
01625461538

Buyer Location

Locality
MACCLESFIELD
Postcode
SK10 4TG
Post Town
Stockport
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Chelford
Westminster Constituency
Tatton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRUSTMARQUE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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