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title: "Con_11279 - Office 365 Backup Contract - Modification Notice"
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# Con_11279 - Office 365 Backup Contract - Modification Notice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1ec13f54-5fb4-4e38-8d66-a1be60431521

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## Summary

The Department for Education (DfE) has completed the procurement process for modifying the contract titled "Office 365 Backup Contract - Modification Notice." This contract deals with deploying a cloud-based backup solution to secure data outside the Microsoft environment, enhancing resilience against data loss due to service failure or attacks. The industry category falls under "Software package and information systems" with delivery across the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and globally. This procurement was executed through a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement. The original contract period runs from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2025, following an amendment to the start and expiry dates.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specializing in cloud security and backup solutions. Particularly, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the services category can benefit from competing for such contracts to enhance their portfolio and reputation in public sector procurement. The substantial contract value of £266,448 indicates a significant project scale, advantageous for businesses looking to expand into the public sector and demonstrate their capabilities in delivering secure, cloud-based IT solutions.

## Notice

Deploy a cloud based backup solution to enable DfE to keep data in a separate, secure cloud based environment so that in the event of a failure to the Microsoft service or malware/ransomware attack, DfE can still access its data. This is a Modification Notice to reflect a legacy amendment which was made to the Contract Start Date and Expiry Date following the delayed implementation of the Office 365 Backup Solution. User licensing for Contract Year 3 has also been reduced to reflect current Departmental requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e46aed8-7dc0-4220-818e-778f9cffeffb |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 27 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £266,448 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £541,222 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INSIGHT DIRECT (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2024 at 14:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e46aed8-7dc0-4220-818e-778f9cffeffb
- 26 Aug 2021 at 16:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcabf647-4d76-4fab-bd6f-8253fbeb09d3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e46aed8-7dc0-4220-818e-778f9cffeffb
  17th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcabf647-4d76-4fab-bd6f-8253fbeb09d3
  26th August 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22199a19-0e9c-44c9-9622-43101281374d
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/182a27f3-a7ca-41a0-9027-9d5a3722331b
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/be95c785-4e66-487c-aa89-07efa27eaa4b
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