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Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)

Descriptions

The Defra DDTS (Digital, Data, Technology & Security Services) provides digital services to six organisations within the Defra Group (Authority; Environment Agency; Rural Payments Agency; Animal and Plant Health Agency; Natural England; and Marine Management Organisation), serving locations throughout the UK. Within DDTS resides Group Infrastructure and Operations (GIO), providing critical end-to-end technology services and support to c. 33,000 colleagues across the Defra Group.

The Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS) will include at its core the following activities:
• Data Centre Facilities Management and Site Services (On-Premises).
• Cloud Hosting Services o Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). o Platform as a Service (PaaS). o Software as a Service (SaaS).
• Cloud Engineering Services.
• Cost Management and Optimisation (FinOps); and
• Transformational Services Infrastructure Services
• Optional Services

The Procurement is being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023, using the Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) to provide the optimum outcome for the Authority.

Timeline

Published Date :

8th Aug 2025 5 days ago

Deadline :

4th Sep 2025 in a 22 days

Contract Start :

31st Jul 2026

Contract End :

31st Jul 2031

Keywords

storage unit

storage module

computer drive unit

data storage device

storage enclosure

information workflow system

data processing platform

knowledge management interface

transaction processing engine

automated decision system

BI interface module

content indexing engine

inter-system integration tool

reporting framework

enterprise data bus

UPS battery calibration

server fan replacement

network switch check

RAID rebuild test

SAN volume health check

rack PDU inspection

hardware diagnostics

firmware patch apply

storage expansion setup

equipment labeling

IT consulting

software development

web services

network support

system integration

IT infrastructure management

digital transformation

cloud services

cybersecurity support

application maintenance

helpdesk services

technical support

software customization

IT outsourcing

storage orchestration programming

content lifecycle modules

system storage API integration

metadata management services

data classification routines

storage pool optimization

content versioning systems

archival retrieval services

content sync across platforms

metadata indexing logic

IT operations management

network administration

system provisioning

infrastructure maintenance

helpdesk support

service desk operations

IT backup services

server management

system monitoring

IT lifecycle support

data archiving

digital storage

cloud data storage

secure file retention

electronic backup

offsite storage

database preservation

long-term data safekeeping

hosted storage systems

IT data vault

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Details

Notice Type :

Open opportunity

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

TenderBase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Region :

North Region

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Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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