Official UK procurement notice
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Midland Heart
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMidland Heart requires a Disaster as a Service (DRaaS) solution from a trusted contractor to keep our organisation safe and return our systems to full operation as soon as practically possible.
We are looking to encompass the provision of comprehensive cloud-based solutions to ensure business resilience, continuity and data protection in the event of system failures, cyberattacks, or natural disasters. This should include the replication and hosting of physical and virtual servers by the supplier to enable swift recovery and minimal downtime 24/7, 365 days a year.
The contractor should ensure that their solution is adaptable to enhanced security advancements, aligns with cloud-native principles, zero trust networking, provides flexibility and scalability to adapt to evolving enterprise integration patterns and cloud migration.
A new DRaaS will align to our IT Strategy and meets the following strategic drivers:
• Staying Secure – Replacing our current DRaaS will ensure that we have a service which aligns to our cyber security principle of zero trust, but will also ensure that we are utilising latest, efficient and secure technologies creating enhanced business resilience.
• Value for Money – Our current DRaaS has been in place for a significant period of time without a review of how we can reduce costs and demonstrate value for money whilst achieving business resiliency.
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• Cloud Optimisation – We would like to reduce energy consumption and physical footprint and drive green efficiencies by utilising the Cloud more.
How the procedure runs: As part of this procurement procedure the following stages may be incorporated into the tender process: • Conditions of Participation • Invitation to Tender • Site Visits • Supplier Presentations • Product Demonstrations • Interim Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition • Negotiation (if required) • Dialogue • Clarification more…
Process Midland Heart reserves the right to modify the tender stages or evaluation criteria at any time during the process, at its sole discretion. All Contractors will be informed of any changes and, where required, agreement will be sought before proceeding. Midland Heart may also amend the ITT documents prior to the submission of tender proposals or extend the tender period at its sole discretion. All Contractors will be notified of any changes to the ITT or tender process via the Intend messaging portal.
CPV: Disaster recovery services
The lotProcurement structure
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- Value
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- Extensions
- This Contract will be awarded for a duration of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 7 years in annual increments, which may be a single extension or a series of extensions but no more than 7 years in total.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description — Price - 25% Quality - 75%
- Simple description — Price - 25% Quality - 75%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056467Find a Tender
- How it runs
As part of this procurement procedure the following stages may be incorporated into the tender process: • Conditions of Participation • Invitation to Tender • Site Visits • Supplier Presentations • Product Demonstrations • Interim Assessment of Tenders to Narrow Competition • Negotiation (if required) • Dialogue • Clarification Process Midland Heart reserves the right to modify the tender stages or evaluation more…
criteria at any time during the process, at its sole discretion. All Contractors will be informed of any changes and, where required, agreement will be sought before proceeding. Midland Heart may also amend the ITT documents prior to the submission of tender proposals or extend the tender period at its sole discretion. All Contractors will be notified of any changes to the ITT or tender process via the Intend messaging portal.
How it was run
Official notice- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 22 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 10:32 BST
- Expressions of interest by397 days ago22 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline397 days ago22 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Latest notice published305 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Award decision expected by293 days ago3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts257 days ago9 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Nov 2025 | CancelledMidland Heart received bids from a number of organisations, however upon reviewing each bidders offering it became clear that we would be unable to award based on the given tender criteria. We will be reassessing our requirements. |
Contracts
Contract 1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Procurement termination notice published21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMTUK12
- Published value updated21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 10:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Midland HeartBeneficiary authority
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender