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# Backup as a Service remedial and support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/backup-as-a-service-remedial-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-051330). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED: "Backup as a Service remedial and support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-gas-networks-limited-coh-05167070)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD1, UKE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £182,839 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/backup-as-a-service-remedial-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-051330#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051330`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/backup-as-a-service-remedial-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-051330#tl-md)

## Description
Softcat PLC provides NGN with a managed service via Harbor for our enterprise backup systems implemented within our AWS cloud platform. This is a contract extension.
These services include:
- Ensuring all NGN data within scope is continuously backed up.
- Providing NGN with 24/7 incident management support with agreed Service Level
Agreements (SLAs) in place
- Supporting NGN's IT disaster recovery and business continuity processes.
- Continuous maintenance of the enterprise backup systems, including any required system
updates or application version upgrades.
- Providing NGN with insights into the backup services, including daily status reporting, conducting monthly restore activities, and conducting service reviews. 
- Supporting NGN with audit compliance.
A stable, reliable, and secure backup solution is essential to NGN's data and cyber resilience, making this a critical technology platform to build and operate.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Backup as a Service remedial and support (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Softcat Plc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02174990`
  - Value: £182,839 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021440-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-14T15:12:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:50:06.816Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051330