Award GB CF

M365 and EntraID SaaS Cloud Backup Solution

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Supplier: AvePoint UK Ltd

named in the award notice
Value: £112K to £246K

range stated by the buyer · net · GBP
Awarded: 15 Apr 2026

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: East of England, England
First published: 30 Apr 2026

last seen 30 Apr 2026

What the buyer published

Call-off via G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software, for an immutable SaaS-based backup and recovery solution (Microsoft 365 and EntraID) for a term of 1-year with an option to extend for a further 12 month period (1+1). The solution must provide secure, automated, and auditable backup capabilities aligned to recognised public sector cyber resilience expectations such as the NCSC/CAF for Local Government. Total awarded value includes potential extension costs and potential additional costs as set out in the Agreement.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this Backup, recovery and resilience

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Backup, recovery and resilience Getting data back after an attack, when the notice states a security purpose.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.