TMT Procurement Partnership: Cloud Backup & Cyber Recovery Solution

Contracting authority

Contracting authority:

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PBNB-2692-VQCJ

Address:

Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4LZ
UK

Contact name:

Not provided

Email:

procurement@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

Telephone:

01892554425

Website:

https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/

Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Devolved regulations that apply:

None

Procedure

Procedure type:

Open procedure

Preliminary market engagement conducted:

No

Special regime:

None

Scope

Title:

Cloud Backup & Cyber Recovery Solution

Reference number:

Not provided

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

Description:

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council (TMBC) is seeking to procure a cloud‐based enterprise backup and cyber recovery solution to protect its critical Azure, identity, application, database workloads and small Hyper-V Data Centre. The solution must provide comprehensive data protection, ransomware resilience, and assured recovery capability aligned to the NCSC, UK public sector cyber best practice and the Council’s business continuity and disaster recovery objectives.

Indicative Dates & Timeline for Procurement

Tender release: 2nd September 2026
Deadline for clarifications: 12:00pm 30th September 2026
Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm 7th October 2026
Evaluation: w/c 12th October 2026
Appointment of contractor: w/c 26th October 2026
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./5GSJK9QT9N

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/5GSJK9QT9N

Total value (estimated):

GBP 192,000 including VAT

Description

Description:

Not provided

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

Yes

Contract dates (estimated):

01/12/2026 to 30/11/2028

CPV classifications:

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

48000000 - Software package and information systems.

48700000 - Software package utilities.

Contract can be extended:

Yes

Extension date:

30/11/2030

Delivery regions:

UKJ46 - West Kent

Award criteria:

Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 60

Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 40

Documents

Associated tender documents:

Not provided

Technical specifications:

Not provided

Submission

Enquiry deadline:

30/09/2026 Time: 12:00

Tender submission deadline:

07/10/2026 Time: 12:00

Submission address and any special instructions:

https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/5GSJK9QT9N

An electronic auction will be used:

No

Languages that may be used for submission:

English

Award decision date (estimated):

30/10/2026

Other information

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

Not provided

Technical ability conditions of participation:

Not provided

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):

Yes

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes

A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:

Yes

Other organisations