National Grid UK Limited sought a unified platform to enhance backup, recovery and resilience capabilities across its entire IT estate. The single-lot procurement, published on 1 July 2026, closed on 27 July 2026.

The platform must support data protection and recovery across infrastructure, cloud-based services and software-as-a-service solutions. National Grid expects the solution to deliver secure and resilient capabilities underpinned by governance, policy management and reporting functionality. Suppliers needed to demonstrate ability to support controlled and reliable recovery processes and ongoing assurance through testing and validation.

The objective is to establish a consistent, enterprise-wide approach that improves service continuity and supports effective recovery from disruptive events. The intended outcome is a scalable and robust capability that strengthens organisational resilience, enables timely service restoration and supports alignment with regulatory, security and operational requirements.