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Published 4 May 2023, 05:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£850,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Exeter is looking to improve service continuity within our IT infrastructure to mitigate risks leading to extended periods of downtime. We are looking to add new functionality to provide increased protection against cyber-attack related incidents in identifying ransomware, mass encryption, and malware and the last clean back up.

A large part of the project is to replace our current backup products. Currently four back up methods are used across several data types that we seek to consolidate into one unified backup solution.

The backup solution must be secure and immutable with an air-gapped repository, and should be able to archive backups to public cloud storage and seamlessly restore directly to the VMware and AHV Environments.

The University is seeking to award a contract for the provision of the required Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution for an initial three (3) year fixed term, with two (2) optional extension periods of 12 months.

CPV: Backup or recovery software development services · Backup or recovery software package · Data storage services · Disaster recovery services · Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University is seeking to award a contract to a single supplier for the provision…Published value£850,000

The University is seeking to award a contract to a single supplier for the provision of the required Enterprise Backup & Service Continuity solution. The intention is to award a contract for an initial three (3) year fixed term, with two further optional extension periods of twelve months.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 May 2023, 05:39 BST
Last source update
4 May 2023, 05:39 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
UOE/2022/073/SD
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012726
Classification (CPV)
Backup or recovery software development servicesBackup or recovery software packageData storage servicesDisaster recovery servicesHardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c626 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 May 2023 → 6 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 May 2023, 05:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawSocial protection RC000653 Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Legal ServicesReview contact point Exeter
  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria