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title: "Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)"
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# Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/future-hosting-and-storage-services-fhas-ocds-h6vhtk-0493ae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £128,090,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £128,090,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data storage services, System, storage and content management software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0493ae`

## 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/future-hosting-and-storage-services-fhas-ocds-h6vhtk-0493ae#tl-md)

## Description
Contract for provision of Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS) in support of business applications that will include the provisioning and management of Data Centre based on-premise and private cloud infrastructure. The preferred procedure for this procurement will be a Competitive Flexible procedure under the new Procurement Act 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72317000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and aims to inform potential suppliers of an upcoming procurement opportunity and to invite them to participate in the Request for Informat...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027108-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-23T13:31:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:37:44.814Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0493ae