Tenders/Data of Last Resort Data Collection

Data of Last Resort Data Collection

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Published: Sep 8, 2026

Updated: Sep 8, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the information and communication technology, energy and power and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Hardware and Cloud Services. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the information and communication technology sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

This Market Engagement seeks to identify options to enable procurement of a dedicated backup collection tool for Operational Technology (OT) environments. The solution will ensure that the complete data state of critical OT assets is consistently captured and securely stored across multiple sites, serving as the organisation's data of last resort. The tool must collect the full backup state of OT assets including configurations, control logic, firmware, hardware metadata, and associated files. It must support both automated, policy-driven backup collection and authorised manual backup initiation, operating through secure and non-intrusive protocols that do not interact with OT control or programming interfaces and have no impact on live operations or safety-critical systems. The solution must be vendor-agnostic, deployable fully on-premise or within a private cloud, and capable of operating in air-gapped environments, with full audit trails and compliance reporting. IMPORTANT: Please read this section before deciding whether you wish to register for this event. This section provides you with information regarding the scope of this procurement and details some of the key requirements that a successful applicant MUST be able to deliver.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on September 8, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 084737-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED has issued 36 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 4 currently open and 10 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Information & Communication Technology, and Energy & Power. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: September 8, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Information & Communication Technology sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 084737-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.