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title: "Not Applicable"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036880"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2022-09-14"
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# Not Applicable

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036880

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, through its Defence Digital Professional Services Team, has awarded a contract for Digital Archiving Services to Epany Archives Limited. The contract, valued at approximately £3.66M (ex-VAT) for a four-year period from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026, involves managing MOD's digital archive service. The procurement method used was a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. The location of the procurement is in Corsham, United Kingdom, and falls under the services category.

This tender for Digital Archiving Services by the Ministry of Defence presents a business opportunity for companies specialising in data storage services. Businesses with expertise in digital archiving, data management, and software solutions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract has been awarded and is currently active, providing stable and long-term growth potential for the chosen supplier, Epany Archives Limited.

## Notice

Digital Archiving Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The core service is the concentration, preparation and archival of those MOD digital records for the purpose of case managed discovery, research and review.

### Procurement Information

The Defence Digital Professional Services Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to place a services contract with Epany Archives Limited (its' current provider) from 1st October 2022 for a period of four years, to fully manage MOD's Digital Archive Service at a cost of circa PS3.66M (ex-VAT) for the four year period from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Technical aspects (PCR 2015 9b) supported by the Repetition of Works (PCR 2015 9f) and Additional Works (PCR 2015 9g). Further, Epany Archives Limited own the specialist bespoke software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025834-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,650,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | CORSHAM |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN13 9NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Corsham Ladbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Chippenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EPANY ARCHIVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72317000 - Data storage services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2022 at 15:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025834-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/teams/2516/SitePages/Home-OLD.aspx

## Provenance

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