Planning

Backup Solution

WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

23 Feb 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Wrexham County Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new backup solution. This initiative involves the acquisition of a system to support a network of 320 servers, primarily virtualised with VMware, and a data capacity of 110TB, with a 5% annual growth rate anticipated. Businesses interested in this opportunity should note that proposals are required to be submitted by 12 noon on 8th March 2022, with potential discussions regarding submissions planned for the week commencing 21st March 2022. The procurement falls under the goods category, with delivery expected in the UKL23 region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT solutions, particularly those that offer backup systems and data management services. Companies that can provide innovative approaches to the required 3-2-1 backup rule and demonstrate capabilities in managing large data environments, including Office 365 integrations, will be highly competitive. Additionally, firms interested in offering managed services may find this tender aligns well with their service offerings, facilitating growth in this sector.

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Notice Title

Backup Solution

Notice Description

Wrexham Country Borough Council are looking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a new backup system. Background The current environment is located across two datacentres connected by 40Gb local fibre backbone. The large majority of servers are virtualised using VMware connected to an IBM FlashSystem. There are a total of 320 servers, details on Server Types and Operating System are below: Server Type / Server Count Virtual Servers (VMWare) - 316 Physical Servers - 4 Total - 320 Operating Systems / Server Count Windows - 294 Linux - 26 Total - 320 Currently there are 110TB of data in use, a breakdown of the data types is below: Data Type / TB File - 27 Oracle - 2 SQL - 14 VDI - 4 VM - 63 Total - 110 Connectivity to the network is possible by 25Gb fibre and to the storage fabric network by 32Gb fibre. Solution Requirements The backup solution should incorporate the 3-2-1 backup rule, a copy of backup data in each datacentre and an offsite copy in the cloud. The below table gives details around Data Size, Growth, Change Rates and Recovery Points and Retention Periods that we require: Data Size - 110TB Yearly Growth Rate - 5% Daily Change Rate - 7TB Recovery Points - Daily 31d, Weekly 7w, Monthly 12m, Yearly 1y Retention Period - 31d Local, 1yr Cloud* *Depending on cost increased retention maybe an option The possibility of a managed service would be of interest and would like to investigate this as an option. Mailbox data is currently being moved to Office 365 with further data expected to move in the future, we would like to explore the options for backing up O365. The solution must be able to capable of performing immutable backups. Please email your response with an overview of your solution/service to Rachel Sanders, Category Manager by 12noon on Tuesday 8th March 2022 to rachel.sanders@wrexham.gov.uk. Please only provide information in response to the above. Please include the reference: PROC21-188 in the subject heading of your e-mail response. Please note that we may wish to speak to you regarding your response w/c 21st March 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-119022
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=119022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48710000 - Backup or recovery software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jun 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
rachel.sanders@wrexham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1978292794

Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham

Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB389660
    Backup Solution - Wrexham Country Borough Council are looking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a new backup system. Background The current environment is located across two datacentres connected by 40Gb local fibre backbone. The large majority of servers are virtualised using VMware connected to an IBM FlashSystem. There are a total of 320 servers, details on Server Types and Operating System are below: Server Type / Server Count Virtual Servers (VMWare) - 316 Physical Servers - 4 Total - 320 Operating Systems / Server Count Windows - 294 Linux - 26 Total - 320 Currently there are 110TB of data in use, a breakdown of the data types is below: Data Type / TB File - 27 Oracle - 2 SQL - 14 VDI - 4 VM - 63 Total - 110 Connectivity to the network is possible by 25Gb fibre and to the storage fabric network by 32Gb fibre. Solution Requirements The backup solution should incorporate the 3-2-1 backup rule, a copy of backup data in each datacentre and an offsite copy in the cloud. The below table gives details around Data Size, Growth, Change Rates and Recovery Points and Retention Periods that we require: Data Size - 110TB Yearly Growth Rate - 5% Daily Change Rate - 7TB Recovery Points - Daily 31d, Weekly 7w, Monthly 12m, Yearly 1y Retention Period - 31d Local, 1yr Cloud* *Depending on cost increased retention maybe an option The possibility of a managed service would be of interest and would like to investigate this as an option. Mailbox data is currently being moved to Office 365 with further data expected to move in the future, we would like to explore the options for backing up O365. The solution must be able to capable of performing immutable backups. Please email your response with an overview of your solution/service to Rachel Sanders, Category Manager by 12noon on Tuesday 8th March 2022 to rachel.sanders@wrexham.gov.uk. Please only provide information in response to the above. Please include the reference: PROC21-188 in the subject heading of your e-mail response. Please note that we may wish to speak to you regarding your response w/c 21st March 2022.

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