Official UK procurement notice
Backup & Recovery Solution
Authority: University of Dundee (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking the provision, implementation, transition and ongoing support of a SaaS Enterprise Backup and Recovery solution.
The scope of this procurement includes:
- Provision of the backup and recovery platform.
- Associated cloud storage services.
- Software licensing for protected workloads.
- Professional services required to support implementation, configuration and service transition.
- Testing, validation and knowledge transfer activities.
- Training and supporting documentation.
- Ongoing software maintenance, platform updates and vendor support.
The SaaS solution shall integrate with the University's existing infrastructure and support the protection of workloads hosted across VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox and physical server environments.
CPV: Data management services · Design and execution of research and development · Design support services · Specialty design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The option is a cloud-based design platform, accessible via a secure web interface,…Published value£750,000
The option is a cloud-based design platform, accessible via a secure web interface, offering enhanced scalability and reduced infrastructure overhead. The solution will integrate with a University of Dundee-hosted virtual machine to enable secure data exchange and computational workflows. Installation of server-side components will be managed by the DDU Data Management and Computational Chemistry teams, with network provisioning supported by DTS. Ongoing maintenance and updates will be provided by the vendor.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
UoD-SYS192-TC-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089342- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776dbFind a Tender
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How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Sept 2026 → 30 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Submission deadline12h ago26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12h ago26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 154 days30 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria