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# Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/future-hosting-and-storage-services-fhas-ocds-h6vhtk-051e88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: atamis-9529.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Published Value:** £245,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer storage units, Data storage services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems, Information technology services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/future-hosting-and-storage-services-fhas-ocds-h6vhtk-051e88#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051e88`

## 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-051e88#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-9529.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-9529.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/future-hosting-and-storage-services-fhas-ocds-h6vhtk-051e88#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30233100, 48810000, 50312610, 72000000, 72212780, 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £245,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047419-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-19T12:55:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:45:02.440Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051e88