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title: "AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery"
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# AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-accf2f2a-df6c-4be9-b754-a3f288d1839a

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "AHDB Managed Backup Disaster Recovery" is being conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal. This contract falls under the industry category of disaster recovery services and is located in Kenilworth, England. The procurement method utilised is selective, with a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period is set to commence on January 1, 2022, and will conclude on January 1, 2024. The total contract value is £143,000, with the tender period having ended on June 7, 2021.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specialising in backup and disaster recovery solutions. Companies that provide managed services, especially those capable of supporting both local and offsite failover requirements, would be well-suited to compete. The emphasis on protecting critical servers indicates a demand for reliable service providers capable of delivering robust solutions that can ensure business continuity for clients with sizeable data requirements.

## Notice

AHDB are looking to procure a managed backup and disaster recovery service to support the following environments: 3 x VMWare Hosts HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6143 CPU @ 2.80GHz, 256GB RAM 1 x SAN Nimble HF20 Dual Controller (10GB iSCSI) - 42TB RAW / 30TB Usable There are a total of 36 Virtual Servers running across 3 Hosts with VMWare v6.7 of which 17 have been named as mission critical and would require instant recovery in case of any outage. There is currently a total data volume of 25TB across the 36 servers. There are also 8 servers hosted in Azure which are currently protected via Azure Backup and Recovery, these have been named mission critical also. AHDB wish to protect all 36 VMWare and 8 Azure servers with local and offsite backups run multiple times during the day as opposed to the current single daily backup. There is also a requirement for local and remote offsite failover DR capability for the 25 servers marked as critical.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c6b24d3-82ae-4fc2-b0fb-ec04748690d2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £143,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £143,000 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | KENILWORTH |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV8 2TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIRTUAL DATA CENTRE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services

## Release History

- 23 Nov 2021 at 09:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c6b24d3-82ae-4fc2-b0fb-ec04748690d2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c6b24d3-82ae-4fc2-b0fb-ec04748690d2
  23rd November 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f00af843-8642-4c65-a986-2cd5d46a2587
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