Tender

MS Azure Backup, Archive and DR Services

  • Historic England

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-008390

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032760

Published 29 March 2022, 12:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Historic England

The Engine House

Swindon

SN2 2EH

Contact

Richard Wright

Email

Procurement-HE@HistoricEngland.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://historicengland.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

MS Azure Backup, Archive and DR Services

Reference number

P/REF 00000046

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72317000 - Data storage services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide Historic England with a flexible, scalable and resilient MS Azure Support Service to protect, back-up, restore, archive and report on Historic England’s data held in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.The Contract will be for a 12 month period commencing on 14th May 2022 and with an option to extend for four further 12 month periods.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £375,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48610000 - Database systems
  • 72253200 - Systems support services
  • 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
  • 72300000 - Data services
  • 72310000 - Data-processing services
  • 48612000 - Database-management system
  • 72252000 - Computer archiving services
  • 72317000 - Data storage services
  • 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
  • 72320000 - Database services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide Historic England with a flexible, scalable and resilient MS Azure Support Service to protect, back-up, restore, archive and report on Historic England’s data held in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £375,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

14 May 2022

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

28 April 2022

Local time

12:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

28 April 2022

Local time

12:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Historic England

The Engine House

Swindon

SN2 2EH

Country

United Kingdom