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title: "Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity"
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# Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9eb20b7-0c7b-474b-aff3-e3f0c4a02369

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## Summary

The University of Exeter has initiated a tender for the procurement of an Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution. This project aims to enhance IT infrastructure service continuity to address cyber-security risks. The University seeks to consolidate backup methods, ensure security with an air-gapped repository, and enable archiving and restoration functionalities. The contract is expected to have an initial three-year term, extendable for two additional 12-month periods. The tender deadline is set for 6th June 2023, with the contract period scheduled from 7th to 8th June 2023.

This tender by the University of Exeter presents opportunities for businesses in the backup or recovery software development, data storage, and disaster recovery services sectors. Companies with expertise in secure backup solutions, cloud storage, and disaster recovery consultancy may find this tender suitable for bidding. The open procurement procedure allows businesses to compete for the contract, offering a value of £800,000 in GBP. Interested businesses can access further information and documents on the University's website or the specified procurement platforms.

## Notice

The University of Exeter is looking to improve service continuity within our IT infrastructure to mitigate risks leading to extended periods of downtime. We are looking to add new functionality to provide increased protection against cyber-attack related incidents in identifying ransomware, mass encryption, and malware and the last clean back up. A large part of the project is to replace our current backup products. Currently four back up methods are used across several data types that we seek to consolidate into one unified backup solution. The backup solution must be secure and immutable with an air-gapped repository, and should be able to archive backups to public cloud storage and seamlessly restore directly to the VMware and AHV Environments. The University is seeking to award a contract for the provision of the required Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution for an initial three (3) year fixed term, with two (2) optional extension periods of 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe1d17-12a1-4571-bf6f-0bd089504d24 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Jun 2023 - 8 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX4 4QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Duryard and St James |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48710000 - Backup or recovery software package
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
- 72317000 - Data storage services

## Release History

- 4 May 2023 at 06:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe1d17-12a1-4571-bf6f-0bd089504d24

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe1d17-12a1-4571-bf6f-0bd089504d24
  4th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=67986&B=EXETER
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk

## Provenance

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