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M365 and EntraID SaaS Cloud Backup Solution
Authority: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
CPV: Backup or recovery software package (48710000)
Published contract value£245,945Exc. VAT
Contract ends 19 Apr 2027
Awarded to AvePoint UK Ltd
Contract starts 20 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall-off via G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software, for an immutable SaaS-based backup and recovery solution (Microsoft 365 and EntraID) for a term of 1-year with an option to extend for a further 12 month period (1+1). The solution must provide secure, automated, and auditable backup capabilities aligned to recognised public sector cyber resilience expectations such as the NCSC/CAF for Local Government. Total awarded value includes potential extension costs and potential additional costs as set out in the Agreement.
Published procurement details
- Framework cited in notice
- G-Cloud 14 · RM1557.14
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Buyer reference
- D099PC
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Min Value
- £112,495.00
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- East of England, United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision15 Apr 2026
- Contract starts20 Apr 2026
- Notice published30 Apr 2026
- Contract ends19 Apr 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCILContracting authority
- Identifier
- sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/EQQe36T5 · GB-SRS
Suppliers named on the notice
- AvePoint UK LtdSupplier
- Identifier
- 06478398 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b32a6e93-f2a4-4561-82e9-4fb049cdd299-2026-04-30T14:00:31+01:00
- Published
- 30 Apr 2026
- Latest update
- 30 Apr 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b32a6e93-f2a4-4561-82e9-4fb049cdd299
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-b32a6e93-f2a4-4561-82e9-4fb049cdd299-1