Notice Information
Notice Title
Agency Backup and Archive Solution
Notice Description
The Agency is looking for a partner who can provide a holistic strategy covering all the different types of data and applications in use across the MHRA. The Agency has data that must be highly available and easy to restore quickly, and data that is very unlikely to be needed regularly but must be retained as a historical record. Our partner and solution must be capable of handling both, and everything in between. For ease of management, the Agency would like a single pane of glass spanning all of the backup and archive arrangements. Those arrangements should be tailored to the data they support, so they can be cost effective and efficient for each scenario. MHRA is not looking for multiple solutions though, as there is a preference to consolidate technologies as far as possible. The highest scoring proposal will be one which is able to cover all data types with one or the fewest different solutions. The Agency also expects a hybrid solution that makes the most of the Cloud without a wholesale commitment to expensive storage that is environmentally unfriendly.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.
Renewal: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0565eb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083831-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
72910000 - Computer back-up services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £847,176 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £847,176 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MHRA
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jonathon Moloney
- Contact Email
- commercial@mhra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07584 538678
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083831-2025
17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063372-2025
8th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061128-2025
1st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042971-2025
24th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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