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title: "Agency Backup and Archive Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0565eb"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Agency Backup and Archive Solution

Buyer: MHRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0565eb

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## Summary

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), a central government public authority based in London, conducted an open procurement process to find a partner for their "Agency Backup and Archive Solution." This process focused on computer back-up and catalogue conversion services, with Specialist Computer Centres PLC (SCC) from Birmingham awarded the contract. SCC will provide a comprehensive solution to manage different types of data across MHRA, ensuring rapid restoration and long-term storage, as required. The procurement process reached the award stage on 17 December 2025, with the contract active from 31 October 2025 to 29 October 2028 and has an allowance for two annual extensions, potentially lasting until 29 October 2030. The contract has a gross value of £1,016,611.66 and includes a hybrid solution leveraging Cloud technology.

This procurement engagement represents a significant business opportunity for IT service providers specialising in data management and cloud solutions. With an emphasis on a comprehensive yet efficient data strategy, businesses capable of offering integrated technologies that consolidate various backup and archive needs are likely to thrive. Large-scale enterprises with experience in high availability systems and environmentally conscious cloud management are well poised to compete, aligning their operations with the MHRA's strategic vision. As the project enables SCC to showcase their capability in holistic data management and support, it paves the way for further collaborations in similar domains within central government frameworks.

## Notice

The Agency is looking for a partner who can provide a holistic strategy covering all the different types of data and applications in use across the MHRA. The Agency has data that must be highly available and easy to restore quickly, and data that is very unlikely to be needed regularly but must be retained as a historical record. Our partner and solution must be capable of handling both, and everything in between. For ease of management, the Agency would like a single pane of glass spanning all of the backup and archive arrangements. Those arrangements should be tailored to the data they support, so they can be cost effective and efficient for each scenario. MHRA is not looking for multiple solutions though, as there is a preference to consolidate technologies as far as possible. The highest scoring proposal will be one which is able to cover all data types with one or the fewest different solutions. The Agency also expects a hybrid solution that makes the most of the Cloud without a wholesale commitment to expensive storage that is environmentally unfriendly.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.

Renewal: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083831-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | £250,000 |
| Awards value | £847,176 |
| Contracts value | £847,176 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MHRA |
| Additional buyers | MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
- 72910000 - Computer back-up services

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2025 at 13:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083831-2025
- 8 Oct 2025 at 14:05 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063372-2025
- 1 Oct 2025 at 08:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061128-2025
- 24 Jul 2025 at 17:00 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042971-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083831-2025
  17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063372-2025
  8th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061128-2025
  1st October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042971-2025
  24th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3464
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3465
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3466
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3467

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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