--- title: "RES/IT - Market Intel Questionnaire for Backup and Disaster Recovery services for Bristol City Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-05-11" --- # RES/IT - Market Intel Questionnaire for Backup and Disaster Recovery services for Bristol City Council Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-455e4da3-861b-4d91-90cc-e83d0e39f48b.json) ## Summary The Bristol City Council is planning a procurement process for backup and disaster recovery services. The title of the tender is "RES/IT - Market Intel Questionnaire for Backup and Disaster Recovery services for Bristol City Council." This procurement falls under the industry category of software packages and information systems. The Council aims to release the tender in July, with an engagement end date for industry feedback set for May 26th. This tender opportunity by Bristol City Council is suited for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, and disaster recovery services. With a contract value of £1,400,000, this procurement is expected to attract SMEs. Businesses interested in engaging with the Council on this opportunity should monitor the ProContract portal for updates and submit responses to the questionnaire using the specified reference code. ## Notice Bristol City Council is preparing to go to market for backup and disaster recovery services for its on-premises data centres. The Council has a questionnaire on the ProContract portal which it would appreciate industry and supplier engagement and feedback on to enable it to go to market as an intelligent customer, and your responses will help consolidate our understanding of the services and market presently available for Backup and Disaster Recovery services. The Council is currently developing its requirements to enable it to go out to market to choose the most value for money offering against our pre determined criteria, with an anticipated July tender release date. **Any supplier wanting to provide a response to the questionnaire must access this opportunity on ProContract and submit a response to the question as an attachment. Please use the DN669397 reference when searching for the questionnaire once you have logged into ProContract.** ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d843855-3fc8-4bf2-a403-6ada304994f2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 May 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 5TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48710000 - Backup or recovery software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services - 72250000 - System and support services - 72251000 - Disaster recovery services ## Release History - 11 May 2023 at 10:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d843855-3fc8-4bf2-a403-6ada304994f2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d843855-3fc8-4bf2-a403-6ada304994f2 11th May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=917043ba-83ee-ed11-8122-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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