Closed tender

Backup & Recovery Solution

Details

Value
£317,000
Topic
Data management services
Published
21 September 2026
Submission
26 October 2026

Tender description

The 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. Lot 1: 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published21 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date26 October 2026

About the buyer

University of Dundee buys as a higher education body, running procurement through a part-centralised function inside the Finance Office. Framework agreements are sourced through APUC, the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges centre of expertise. Purchases below a set value use a simplified quote process, with full competitive tenders required above it. Procurement staff serve every School and Directorate, including a separate team at Ninewells Hospital for health sciences buying.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Dundee's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, laboratory and precision equipment and industrial machinery.

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