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Cloud Backup & Cyber Recovery Solution

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (South East).

The estimated value is £192,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Wednesday 7 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Wednesday 30 September 2026
Bids by: midday, Wednesday 7 October 2026

How bids are scored

Criterion 1 60% · Criterion 2 40%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 89 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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 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

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 9 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £192,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in South East?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.
Send clarification questions before midday, Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Wednesday 7 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

2 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 083128-2026

About the buyer

Tonbridge and Malling Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

Cae Technology Services Limited1 contract
KHIPU Networks Ltd1 contract

All tenders and awards from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

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From notice 083128-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.