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title: "Barrow Borough Council - Immutable Backup"
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# Barrow Borough Council - Immutable Backup

Buyer: BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa80d1e7-d8c1-470b-ad6c-786de43e9673

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## Summary

The Barrow Borough Council is currently running a tender titled "Immutable Backup" to implement an immutable backup solution as part of its Cyber Security improvement project. The procurement stage is active, with the tender closing on 10th March 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on 20th March 2023 and end on 1st April 2023. The procurement falls under the industry category of Software package and information systems. The procurement method is an open procedure, suitable for SMEs.

This tender by the Barrow in Furness Borough Council presents an opportunity for businesses involved in IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support. Companies in the services sector, especially those providing software solutions, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this tender process, which aims to enhance the Council's data backup capabilities.

## Notice

As part of its Cyber Security improvement project the Council is seeking to implement an immutable backup solution. This is to provide an "air gapped" back-up of its production compute and storage environment, this being the Council's VMware Server and Citrix VDI server estate hosted on the Council's production NetApp AFF A200 SAN. The immutable backup solution will run in parallel with the existing on premise backup solution, which is based on NetApp SnapMirror. To express an interest please follow the link to the Chest: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=692bbd52-96b2-ed11-811f-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a55c7a9d-8a4e-4170-bfec-50d4ba706bdd |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Mar 2023 - 1 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BARROW IN FURNESS |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA14 2LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Electoral ward | Old Barrow and Hindpool |
| Westminster constituency | Barrow and Furness |
| 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
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2023 at 09:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a55c7a9d-8a4e-4170-bfec-50d4ba706bdd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a55c7a9d-8a4e-4170-bfec-50d4ba706bdd
  22nd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=692bbd52-96b2-ed11-811f-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=692bbd52-96b2-ed11-811f-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

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