Ismaning data backup system

The ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio contribution service in Germany from Europe region had released this tender for Ismaning data backup system The clients are the public state broadcasters the Second German Television ZDF and Deutschlandradio DR which are members of the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations of the Federal Republic of Germany ARD represented by the management of the contribution service of ARD ZDF and Deutschlandradio hereinafter referred to as contribution service or client The contribution service is an unincorporated joint institution of the ARD the ZDF and the DR The contribution service is tasked with collecting the broadcasting contribution and manages around 46 0 million contribution accounts As part of this procurement process the contribution service of ARD ZDF and Deutschlandradio is tendering for the procurement of a data backup system for operation in its failsafe data center in Ismaning The objectives of the award measure are - the purchase of an Eternus CS8400 system hereinafter referred to as CS8400 which is to be operated for the contribution service at the Ismaning location in the Failsafe data center - the expansion of the Eternus CS8800 system hereinafter referred to as CS8800 at the Cologne location in order to ensure data replication via cascading to and from the Ismaning location - the necessary services for deliveries for the initial setup for the configurations for the expansion for setting up the cascading for the implementation up to the commissioning of data replication - the conclusion of a maintenance contract with a term until December 31 2029 from the successful acceptance of the data backup system at the Ismaning location plus an extension option for a further 12 months until December 31 2030 and - the conclusion of a maintenance contract from acceptance of the expansion until November 30 2026 for all hardware components that are necessary to expand the Eternus CS8800 system at the Cologne location The purchase and maintenance contract is concluded by awarding the contract to the most economical offer Further details on the advertised services can be found in the tender documents in particular the service description Part B with tender notice no. BW 06/24 published on 24 Dec 2025. The tender expired on 04 Feb 2026. This tender is sourced from Vergabe and is eligible for suppliers interested in Backup or recovery software package. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 10748362.