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title: "FCTRFQ07/20-01 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity"
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# FCTRFQ07/20-01 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d14abecd-2dc9-4454-9ee9-fa928d7094f8

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "FCTRFQ07/20-01 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity" is being conducted by ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation), located in Leicester, England. This open tender, categorised under services, is designed to establish a framework agreement for disaster recovery services, with a total estimated value of £40,000, which includes a potential 12-month extension. The tender period closed on 5th October 2020, and the contract is set to commence from 1st December 2020, lasting until 31st December 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses within the IT services sector, particularly those focused on backup and recovery solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, given the emphasis on suitability for these types of organisations. Companies providing disaster recovery services or technological infrastructure capable of restoring critical business functions will find this contract a valuable opportunity for growth and collaboration with a reputable buying organisation like ESPO.

## Notice

ESPO are seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide a data and systems restore Service as a part of our disaster recovery plan. We currently back up our servers on a varying schedule. Those comprising our IBMi ecosystem are backed up to tape, and our Wintel estate to an on-site appliance with a synchronised cloud copy. The tapes are currently stored off-site on rotation. In the event of a disaster, we require a Supplier to provide a suitable infrastructure onto which we can restore our critical business servers, applications and data. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed54f8a6-18b8-433d-bcb4-2217c69826ec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| 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 | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAISY CORPORATE SERVICES TRADING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2021 at 08:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed54f8a6-18b8-433d-bcb4-2217c69826ec
- 7 Sep 2020 at 13:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/317a8921-acef-40f6-851e-986196029d64

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed54f8a6-18b8-433d-bcb4-2217c69826ec
  14th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/317a8921-acef-40f6-851e-986196029d64
  7th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.eastmidstenders.org

## Notice URLs

- http://www.espo.org

## Provenance

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