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title: "Disaster Recovery as a Service"
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buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Disaster Recovery as a Service

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3fe1e0a2-1877-4422-98f0-21936896213b

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## Summary

The public procurement process involves Bedford Borough Council seeking contractors for the provision of "Disaster Recovery as a Service," a project classified under information technology services. The contract, valued at £84,269.82, was awarded on 30 September 2019 and spans from 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020. This procurement follows a selective method via a call-off from the Healthtrust Europe ICT Solutions framework, and delivery is expected in the East of England, United Kingdom. The tender was marked as complete as of 20 December 2019.

This opportunity in disaster recovery services could foster business growth for companies specialising in IT solutions and cloud services, particularly those capable of providing backup and recovery systems for public sector clients. Firms with the technological expertise to implement automated testing and cloud environments would be exceptionally well-placed to bid for future similar contracts, as the need for robust disaster recovery solutions continues to escalate within local governments.

## Notice

Provision of Disaster Recovery as a Service. This will allow the Authority to store a backup of all its servers in the cloud and perform regular and automated testing. If a disaster should happen, the Authority will have the ability to run its whole server environment in the cloud. Additional information: This is a call-off from Healthtrust Europe's ICT Solutions framework - HTE-01523.1 (Hardware).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f62cc5-890d-48cf-a653-63fd805423b7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £84,269 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £84,269 |
| 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 | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2019 at 10:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f62cc5-890d-48cf-a653-63fd805423b7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09f62cc5-890d-48cf-a653-63fd805423b7
  20th December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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