---
title: "Backup Solution"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-119022"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-119022.json"
source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2022-02-23"
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# Backup Solution

Buyer: WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-119022

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## Summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new backup solution. This initiative involves the acquisition of a system to support a network of 320 servers, primarily virtualised with VMware, and a data capacity of 110TB, with a 5% annual growth rate anticipated. Businesses interested in this opportunity should note that proposals are required to be submitted by 12 noon on 8th March 2022, with potential discussions regarding submissions planned for the week commencing 21st March 2022. The procurement falls under the goods category, with delivery expected in the UKL23 region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT solutions, particularly those that offer backup systems and data management services. Companies that can provide innovative approaches to the required 3-2-1 backup rule and demonstrate capabilities in managing large data environments, including Office 365 integrations, will be highly competitive. Additionally, firms interested in offering managed services may find this tender aligns well with their service offerings, facilitating growth in this sector.

## 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 | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=119022 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 23 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jun 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

- 23 Feb 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=119022

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB389660
  Backup Solution - 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.

## Notice URLs

- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-119022
- https://www.wrexham.gov.uk

## Provenance

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