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Agency Backup and Archive Solution

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The MHRA wishes to purchase software to ensure it has a working backup and archiving solution deployed. The Agency is seeking to establish a working solution that can support a variety of backups across a range of platforms – from our most critical applications that must be highly available, to archives that are kept only to meet regulatory requirements. The Agency requires a comprehensive backup and archive strategy, emphasizing efficiency and effectiveness in data management. A unified ‘single pane of glass’ management console is needed to provide the Agency with a consolidated view of its backup and archive estate and status. The Agency requires either a single solution or one that is minimal in number and the Agency wants to avoid managed services. The solution should seamlessly integrate with both on-premises and cloud storage. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided to the MHRA in response to this RFI will be treated as confidential and non-binding. No contract will be awarded as a consequence of this RFI process, however, the MHRA may launch a procurement opportunity in the near future. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participation in a subsequent procurement, nor does it give any advantage in that procurement. The MHRA would welcome responses to this RFI in order that the MHRA can build an understanding regarding the current and future provision of the project.

Classification

  • CPV48710000 — Backup or recovery software package
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C353022
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Aug 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
27 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
27 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
27 Nov 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Backup or recovery software package
Entry 2
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021943-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 May 2025, 16:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 May 2025, 23:59
Description
The Authority wishes to purchase software to ensure it has a working backup and archiving solution deployed. The Agency is seeking to establish a working solution that can support a variety of backups across a range of platforms – from our most critical applications that must be highly available, to archives that are kept only to meet regulatory requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided to the MHRA in response to this RFI will be treated as confidential and non-binding. No contract will be awarded as a consequence of this RFI process, however, the MHRA may launch a procurement opportunity in the near future. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participation in a subsequent procurement, nor does it give any advantage in that procurement. The MHRA would welcome responses to this RFI in order that the MHRA can build an understanding regarding the current and future provision of the project. The date by which responses to the RFI must be received is 14:00 on 30th May.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJLJ-9824-VXPG
Name
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4PU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJLJ-9824-VXPG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E14 4PU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051500-2025-05-15T16:57:43+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·