Tender

Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

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Tender

04 May 2023 at 06:07

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter has initiated a tender for the procurement of an Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution. This project aims to enhance IT infrastructure service continuity to address cyber-security risks. The University seeks to consolidate backup methods, ensure security with an air-gapped repository, and enable archiving and restoration functionalities. The contract is expected to have an initial three-year term, extendable for two additional 12-month periods. The tender deadline is set for 6th June 2023, with the contract period scheduled from 7th to 8th June 2023.

This tender by the University of Exeter presents opportunities for businesses in the backup or recovery software development, data storage, and disaster recovery services sectors. Companies with expertise in secure backup solutions, cloud storage, and disaster recovery consultancy may find this tender suitable for bidding. The open procurement procedure allows businesses to compete for the contract, offering a value of £800,000 in GBP. Interested businesses can access further information and documents on the University's website or the specified procurement platforms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity

Notice Description

The University of Exeter is looking to improve service continuity within our IT infrastructure to mitigate risks leading to extended periods of downtime. We are looking to add new functionality to provide increased protection against cyber-attack related incidents in identifying ransomware, mass encryption, and malware and the last clean back up. A large part of the project is to replace our current backup products. Currently four back up methods are used across several data types that we seek to consolidate into one unified backup solution. The backup solution must be secure and immutable with an air-gapped repository, and should be able to archive backups to public cloud storage and seamlessly restore directly to the VMware and AHV Environments. The University is seeking to award a contract for the provision of the required Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution for an initial three (3) year fixed term, with two (2) optional extension periods of 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe1d17-12a1-4571-bf6f-0bd089504d24
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48710000 - Backup or recovery software package

72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services

72251000 - Disaster recovery services

72317000 - Data storage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Jun 2023 - 8 Jun 2023 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QH
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Further Information

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