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title: "Spectrum Protect Licencing and Managed Support"
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# Spectrum Protect Licencing and Managed Support

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0831e2e6-607e-450b-bfc3-96b6b2cad113

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of "Spectrum Protect Licencing and Managed Support", a service within the computer back-up services industry. The award, which is part of an open procurement process, was finalised on 16th October 2018, and the associated contract is set to run from 1st December 2018 to 30th November 2021. The total contract value is £90,440, with a minimum value of £50,000, and the service aims to provide backup as a service for an on-premise IBM Spectrum Protect Environment, enhancing data management as the organisation transitions to Microsoft O365 over the next few months.

This procurement opportunity holds significant potential for businesses specialising in IT services and cloud solutions. Companies that provide backup services or manage IT infrastructure would be particularly well-suited to compete in this space, especially given the anticipated reductions in data volumes as Staffordshire County Council migrates to cloud-hosted services. With the increasing demand for reliable data management solutions, this contract may open doors for small and medium-sized enterprises eager to establish themselves in the public sector.

## Notice

Staffordshire County Council has appointed a partner to provide a 3 year Backup as a Service for our On-Premise IBM Spectrum Protect Environment. This will provide a 24 x 7 Managed Service, monitoring the environment and ensuring that daily backups are completed to agreed Service Levels. Our current estate is sized at 48Tb, but we are moving to Microsoft O365 during the next 9 months, this will reduce data volumes by approximately 9Tb. It is anticipated that further storage reductions will occur during the contract period until reaching a static level where growth is mitigated by services moving off premise to cloud hosted services and\or infrastructure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce907001-5823-4051-9f54-37866bda2dc8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,440 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SILVERSTRING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72910000 - Computer back-up services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2019 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce907001-5823-4051-9f54-37866bda2dc8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce907001-5823-4051-9f54-37866bda2dc8
  17th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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