Published date: 21 December 2019

This notice was replaced on 17 December 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 December 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Backup or recovery software package - 48710000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

BAAS RE

Published date

21 December 2019

Closing date

31 January 2020

Contract start date

13 May 2020

Contract end date

12 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) uses several backup technologies to support their Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan. The in-situ backup technology is mature, and ARB seeks to replace it with new technology that will both reduce costs and facilitate a more comprehensive backup strategy.

ARB's in-situ backup solution is a managed, outsourced solution ("Backup as a Service") provided under contract.

The attached document provides general information about ARB, the tendering process, an overview of the IT systems in use and a list of requirements for data protection.

ARB is the UK's statutory regulator of architects. We are an independent, public interest body, set up by an Act of Parliament in 1997. We are a small organisation with 29 members of staff. You can find out more about the organisation at: http://www.arb.org.uk/about-arb/

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The attached document "Tender for provision of managed backup as a service" contains all of the information required by tenderers, including specific details of how to tender.

About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Ellis

Address

8 WEYMOUTH STREET
LONDON
W1W5BU
England

Telephone

0207 580 5861

Email

bt@arb.org.uk

Website

www.arb.org.uk