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title: "Data of Last Resort Data Collection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f438"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Data of Last Resort Data Collection

Buyer: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f438

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## Summary

Thames Water Utilities Limited is exploring a dedicated backup collection tool for operational technology (OT) environments. The service would capture and securely store the complete data state of critical OT assets across multiple United Kingdom sites, including configurations, control logic, firmware, hardware metadata and associated files. It would support automated, policy-driven collection and authorised manual backups through secure, non-intrusive protocols that do not interact with OT control or programming interfaces or affect live operations and safety-critical systems. The solution must be vendor-agnostic, deployable fully on premises or in a private cloud, and able to operate in air-gapped environments. It also requires audit trails and compliance reporting. This is an IT service opportunity, classified under CPV 72000000.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a market engagement exercise rather than an invitation to tender. Thames Water expects to use the information gathered to shape its approach to procuring the service. Interested organisations are invited to register their interest through the buyer’s engagement form, with the planned engagement milestone falling on 1 October 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The procurement is treated as above threshold and falls under the utilities regime. It is planned as a single lot, covering delivery in the United Kingdom, with the lot marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No contract value is stated.

The engagement should suit suppliers with proven OT asset backup, configuration management, industrial cybersecurity or operational resilience platforms. Strong candidates will be able to collect complete asset states, including control logic, firmware and associated files, without disrupting live industrial processes or safety-critical systems. The requirement favours vendor-neutral products that can work across different OT technologies and support both scheduled, policy-based collection and controlled manual recovery points. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate secure operation across multiple sites, including fully on-premises, private-cloud and air-gapped deployments. Auditability, compliance reporting and reliable operation in environments where control interfaces cannot be touched will be central capabilities. The buyer has indicated that smaller businesses may be suitable, so specialist providers and relevant technology partners should prepare evidence of comparable delivery experience.

## Notice

This Market Engagement seeks to identify options to enable procurement of a dedicated backup collection tool for Operational Technology (OT) environments. The solution will ensure that the complete data state of critical OT assets is consistently captured and securely stored across multiple sites, serving as the organisation's data of last resort. The tool must collect the full backup state of OT assets including configurations, control logic, firmware, hardware metadata, and associated files. It must support both automated, policy-driven backup collection and authorised manual backup initiation, operating through secure and non-intrusive protocols that do not interact with OT control or programming interfaces and have no impact on live operations or safety-critical systems. The solution must be vendor-agnostic, deployable fully on-premise or within a private cloud, and capable of operating in air-gapped environments, with full audit trails and compliance reporting. IMPORTANT: Please read this section before deciding whether you wish to register for this event. This section provides you with information regarding the scope of this procurement and details some of the key requirements that a successful applicant MUST be able to deliver.

### Planning Information

If you are interested in participating, please complete this form:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DGYm0xEjbM

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084737-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED |
| Locality | READING |
| Postcode area | Reading |
| Postcode | RG1 8DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Electoral ward | Thames |
| Westminster constituency | Reading Central |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 10:21 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084737-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084737-2026
  8th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DGYm0xEjbM
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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