---
title: "Backup Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03217c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2022-03-14"
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# Backup Solution

Buyer: WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03217c

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## Summary

The Wrexham County Borough Council is in the planning stage of procuring a new backup solution, identified as 'PROC21-188'. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically related to backup or recovery software. The organisation has set a deadline for interested parties to respond by 12 noon on 8th March 2022. Communication for this procurement should be directed to Rachel Sanders, the Category Manager, at the provided email address. The relevant location for this procurement is Wrexham, UK, with an anticipated future notice date set for 1st June 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those focused on data backup solutions, cloud services, and managed services. Companies with expertise in virtualisation technology, such as VMware, as well as those capable of implementing robust data recovery strategies, would be well-positioned to compete. The evolving needs highlighted by the Council, including the backup of Office 365 data and requirements for immutable backups, signal a growing market for innovative and scalable data management solutions.

## Notice

Wrexham Country Borough Council are looking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a new backup system. Background The current environment is located across two datacentres connected by 40Gb local fibre backbone. The large majority of servers are virtualised using VMware connected to an IBM FlashSystem. There are a total of 320 servers, details on Server Types and Operating System are below: Server Type / Server Count Virtual Servers (VMWare) - 316 Physical Servers - 4 Total - 320 Operating Systems / Server Count Windows - 294 Linux - 26 Total - 320 Currently there are 110TB of data in use, a breakdown of the data types is below: Data Type / TB File - 27 Oracle - 2 SQL - 14 VDI - 4 VM - 63 Total - 110 Connectivity to the network is possible by 25Gb fibre and to the storage fabric network by 32Gb fibre. Solution Requirements The backup solution should incorporate the 3-2-1 backup rule, a copy of backup data in each datacentre and an offsite copy in the cloud. The below table gives details around Data Size, Growth, Change Rates and Recovery Points and Retention Periods that we require: Data Size - 110TB Yearly Growth Rate - 5% Daily Change Rate - 7TB Recovery Points - Daily 31d, Weekly 7w, Monthly 12m, Yearly 1y Retention Period - 31d Local, 1yr Cloud* *Depending on cost increased retention maybe an option The possibility of a managed service would be of interest and would like to investigate this as an option. Mailbox data is currently being moved to Office 365 with further data expected to move in the future, we would like to explore the options for backing up O365. The solution must be able to capable of performing immutable backups. Please email your response with an overview of your solution/service to Rachel Sanders, Category Manager by 12noon on Tuesday 8th March 2022 to rachel.sanders@wrexham.gov.uk. Please only provide information in response to the above. Please include the reference: PROC21-188 in the subject heading of your e-mail response. Please note that we may wish to speak to you regarding your response w/c 21st March 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006882-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 May 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WREXHAM |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL11 1AR |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Electoral ward | Grosvenor |
| Westminster constituency | Wrexham |
| Delivery location | TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48710000 - Backup or recovery software package

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2022 at 15:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006882-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wrexham.gov.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264

## Provenance

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