Agency Backup and Archive Solution

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

MHRA

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

083831-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 72910000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Agency is looking for a partner who can provide a holistic strategy covering all the different types of data and applications in use across the MHRA. The Agency has data that must be highly available and easy to restore quickly, and data that is very unlikely to be needed regularly but must be retained as a historical record. Our partner and solution must be capable of handling both, and everything in between. For ease of management, the Agency would like a single pane of glass spanning all of the backup and archive arrangements. Those arrangements should be tailored to the data they support, so they can be cost effective and efficient for each scenario. MHRA is not looking for multiple solutions though, as there is a preference to consolidate technologies as far as possible. The highest scoring proposal will be one which is able to cover all data types with one or the fewest different solutions. The Agency also expects a hybrid solution that makes the most of the Cloud without a wholesale commitment to expensive storage that is environmentally unfriendly.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender notice observed

   24 Jul 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   042971-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   1 Oct 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   061128-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award record updated

   8 Oct 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   063372-2025

   Published tags

   awardUpdate, contractUpdate

4. Award notice observed

   17 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Agency Backup and Archive

  Buyer: MHRASupplier: SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC

  End date in notice

  29 Oct 2028Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £847,176Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Agency Backup and Archive

  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.
  • The dates published for the award and the linked contract do not agree. A contract end date is shown only when the linked records agree.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.

  Published 24 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 042971-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 20/10/2030.

  Published 24 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 042971-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.