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Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)
Computer storage units
Data storage services
IT services: consulting
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Published value
£245,500,000
Submission deadline 4 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)". Published status: active. Published value: £245,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 4 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £245,500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BT PLC | 1 win | £113,044 |
| University of Reading | 1 win | £28,013 |
| Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd | 1 win | £21,000 |
| Pack IDS Ltd | 1 win | £10,500 |
| Spacehive | 1 win | £1 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST | Last source update19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationComputer storage units, Data storage services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems, Information technology services, Maintenance of information technology equipment, System, storage and content management software development services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051e88 | ||
What is being bought
The Defra DDTS (Digital, Data, Technology & Security Services) provides digital services to six organisations within the Defra Group (Authority; Environment Agency; Rural Payments Agency; Animal and Plant Health Agency; Natural England; and Marine Management Organisation), serving locations throughout the UK. Within DDTS resides Group Infrastructure and Operations (GIO), providing critical end-to-end technology services and support to c. 33,000 colleagues across the Defra Group. The Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS) will include at its core the following activities: • Data Centre Facilities Management and Site Services (On-Premises). • Cloud Hosting Services o Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). o Platform as a Service (PaaS). o Software as a Service (SaaS). • Cloud Engineering Services. • Cost Management and Optimisation (FinOps); and • Transformational Services Infrastructure Services • Optional Services The Procurement is being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023, using the Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) to provide the optimum outcome for the Authority.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST - Official notice release published
19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST - Published value updated to £245,500,000
8 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST - Status changed to active
8 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST - Official notice release published
8 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST - Published value updated to £189,000,000
22 May 2025, 15:19 BST - Status changed to planned
22 May 2025, 15:19 BST - Official notice release published
22 May 2025, 15:19 BST - Buyer information updated
22 May 2025, 15:19 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedThe supporting document had an incorrect Participation Stage submission date of 2nd September 2025. The Participation Stage submission date is the 4th September 2025.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£245,500,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST - Submission deadline
4 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGXDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 19 Aug 2025, 13:55 BST
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