DATABARRACKS LIMITED pending £1.70m Thameslink data backup variation

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 12:26.

Opportunity overview

Contract variation for the provision of data backup as a service to increase the contract scope and term.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

DATABARRACKS LTD

Matched by number

Published award value: £1.7m
Awarded: 30 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH FC031496
Location: St Peter Port, GG, GY1 1WA, Guernsey

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: PSC0203
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-12545324

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 12545324

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBTL-7556-PTRN

Address

Street Address: 1st Floor Monument Place, 24 Monument Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC3R 8AJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: Procurement@gtrailway.com

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicUndertaking
Description: Public undertaking

Organisation 2

Name: DATABARRACKS LTD
Id: GB-COH-FC031496

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: FC031496

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGRM-5128-JXZN

Address

Street Address: Avenue House, Julian's Avenue
Locality: St Peter Port
Postal Code: GY1 1WA
Country: GG
Country Name: Guernsey
Region: GG

Contact

Email: frameworks@databarracks.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.databarracks.com/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Provision of data backup services
Status: pending
Date: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Options: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72212710
Description: Backup or recovery software development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 1,701,216
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-FC031496
Name: DATABARRACKS LTD

Standstill Period

Ends: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 22 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 21 Oct 2029, 23:59

Options

Description: Increase / decrease of volume of back up services

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095980-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095980-2026 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 11:12
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC3R 8AJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

093036-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 1 Oct 2026, 16:53
095980-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 12 Oct 2026, 11:12

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited has published a pending direct-award decision for a variation to its data-backup-as-a-service arrangement. The variation would increase scope and term, with DATABARRACKS LIMITED named as supplier and a gross award value of £1,701,216.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; overall process marked complete and displayed as awardedEvidence: Process: display_status 'awarded', source_status 'complete'; document description: 'Contract award notice on Find a Tender'.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 status is 'pending'.
Signature statusFuture signature scheduled; signature not evidenced as completedEvidence: Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' is scheduled for 22 October 2026.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095980-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f10
First published: 1 Oct 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 12:26
Notice versions reviewed: 2

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 is pending, not concluded or signed in the supplied data. A standstill period is stated to end on 21 October 2026, with signature scheduled for 22 October 2026.

Market significance

This is an above-threshold utilities-sector direct award for backup services. The stated value is shared only with the single named award and supplier; no lot-level value or pricing breakdown is published.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

DATABARRACKS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 1701216 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names supplier DATABARRACKS LTD; supplier verification matches company number FC031496 to verified legal name DATABARRACKS LIMITED. The award value is £1,701,216 gross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

96% confidence

Contract award notice published; overall process marked complete and displayed as awarded

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Process: display_status 'awarded', source_status 'complete'; document description: 'Contract award notice on Find a Tender'.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 status is 'pending'.

Signature status

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled; signature not evidenced as completed

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Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' is scheduled for 22 October 2026.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£1,701,216 gross

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1701216 GBP.

Lot-level value

99% confidence

Unknown

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Lot 1 has no published value.

Pricing breakdown

99% confidence

Unknown

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No pricing breakdown is supplied in the notice data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision date

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-01.

Award-notice publication

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-12.

Standstill end

99% confidence

21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

22 October 2026

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Future-signature milestone dueDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.

Stated contract period

99% confidence

22 October 2026 to 21 October 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate are 2026-10-22 and 2029-10-21.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Variation for data backup as a service, increasing contract scope and term

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Process and tender description state: 'Contract variation for the provision of data backup as a service to increase the contract scope and term.'

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (Lot 1)

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Tender contains Lot 1; Award 1 relates to Lot 1.

Service classification

98% confidence

CPV 72212710 — Backup or recovery software development services

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Award item additional classification gives CPV 72212710.

Delivery area

95% confidence

London (UKI), United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address specifies region UKI, country GB.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.

Regime

99% confidence

Utilities

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Tender specialRegime includes 'utilities'.

Threshold

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Bid and evaluation information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

99% confidence

Three years, from 22 October 2026 to 21 October 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.

Options

99% confidence

Yes — volume of backup services may increase or decrease

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Award 1 hasOptions is true; options description states 'Increase / decrease of volume of back up services'.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award remains pending and the signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

The notice describes a scope-and-term variation rather than a newly described standalone service requirement.

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Tender description explicitly identifies a contract variation increasing scope and term.

Demand flexibility

99% confidence

Published terms allow backup-service volumes to increase or decrease.

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Award options description states 'Increase / decrease of volume of back up services'.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-077f10
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITED

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Buyer party name in the notice data.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Public undertaking

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Buyer party classification UK_CA_TYPE is 'publicUndertaking'.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists London, EC3R 8AJ, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

DATABARRACKS LIMITED (company number FC031496)

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Supplier verification matched FC031496 by company number and returned verified company name DATABARRACKS LIMITED.

Supplier location

99% confidence

St Peter Port, Guernsey

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Supplier party address lists St Peter Port, GY1 1WA, Guernsey.

Supplier size

96% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details record scale as 'sme'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated reprocurement or renewal point

77% confidence

Around 21 October 2029, subject to any exercised option or further variation

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The explicit stated contract end date is 21 October 2029; volume-change options are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award versus completed process

99% confidence

The process is marked complete and displayed as awarded, but Award 1 is pending and signature is only scheduled. This analysis therefore does not treat the contract as signed or active.

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Process status fields show complete/awarded; Award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.

Lot detail limitation

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Competition and evaluation limitation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bid counts, tenderer list, scores or evaluation rationale are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or allocated value.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, prior-contract details and the rationale for direct award.
The published option permits volume changes but does not quantify their potential value or effect on term.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier?

DATABARRACKS LIMITED, verified against company number FC031496.

Has the contract been signed?

No completed signature is evidenced. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 22 October 2026.

What is the published value?

£1,701,216 gross for Award 1.

What is being procured?

A variation for data backup as a service that increases contract scope and term.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of data backup services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

DATABARRACKS LTD

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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