Data Wiping & Disposal of Redundant IT Equipment

<p>Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (&ldquo;the Authority&rdquo;) are seeking to conduct early market engagement with organisations ahead of a prospective procurement for a framework for Disposal Services for IT equipment, electronic and electrical equipment.</p>
<p>Unauthorised disclosure of information / sensitive data is a major risk so the authority require data to be deleted from media and equipment sometimes prior to its permanent removal from site for disposal and/or recycling or for assured data destruction to take place. The proposed framework therefore seeks to appoint contractors to:</p>
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<li>securely and irreversibly delete data from a range of media either on the customer's premises / or off-site; and</li>
<li>securely and legally dispose of redundant information and communications technology equipment and media</li>
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<p>Through this market engagement &amp; request for information (RFI), the Authority is seeking to:</p>
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<li>Obtain a better understanding of pricing information for the cost of providing data wiping and secure and legal disposal of redundant information and communications technology equipment and media, for budget setting purposes.</li>
<li>Gather a better understanding of approx. time scales for implementing such a solution, to aid in planning.</li>
<li>Engage with the industry to identify and better understand new innovative solutions and/or service options that are available and may meet the Authority&rsquo;s requirements.</li>
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<p>The result of the research conducted through this RFI will support the development of the requirements and the draft tender documentation ahead of a potential procurement exercise.</p>
<p>If you would be interested in this opportunity, please express an interest via this advert to obtain access to the Request for Information document attached to the advert.&nbsp; Please submit your responses to amanda.richardson-jess@kent.fire-uk.org by the closing date of Wednesday 15th December, midday. Any queries should be directed to amanda.richardson-jess@kent.fire-uk.org for the attention of Amanda Richardson-Jess.</p>
<p><strong>The deadline for response is Wednesday 15th December 2021 at 12pm. </strong></p>
<p>Suppliers should note that this is a light-touch exercise intended to obtain indicative pricing for budget setting purposes and some relevant market information. No information contained within or provided for the purposes of this RFI exercise constitutes any commitment by the Authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future, and any information provided for the purposes of this RFI is subject to change.</p>