diff --git a/suave/backends/local_store_backend.go b/suave/backends/local_store_backend.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ed97cd7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suave/backends/local_store_backend.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package backends
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	suave "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/suave/core"
+)
+
+var _ suave.ConfidentialStoreBackend = &LocalConfidentialStore{}
+
+type LocalConfidentialStore struct {
+	lock    sync.Mutex
+	bids    map[suave.BidId]suave.Bid
+	dataMap map[string][]byte
+	index   map[string][]suave.BidId
+}
+
+func NewLocalConfidentialStore() *LocalConfidentialStore {
+	return &LocalConfidentialStore{
+		bids:    make(map[suave.BidId]suave.Bid),
+		dataMap: make(map[string][]byte),
+		index:   make(map[string][]suave.BidId),
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) Start() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) Stop() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) InitializeBid(bid suave.Bid) error {
+	l.lock.Lock()
+	defer l.lock.Unlock()
+
+	_, found := l.bids[bid.Id]
+	if found {
+		return suave.ErrBidAlreadyPresent
+	}
+
+	l.bids[bid.Id] = bid
+
+	// index the bid by (protocol, block number)
+	indexKey := fmt.Sprintf("protocol-%s-bn-%d", bid.Version, bid.DecryptionCondition)
+	bidIds := l.index[indexKey]
+	bidIds = append(bidIds, bid.Id)
+	l.index[indexKey] = bidIds
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) Store(bid suave.Bid, caller common.Address, key string, value []byte) (suave.Bid, error) {
+	l.lock.Lock()
+	defer l.lock.Unlock()
+
+	l.dataMap[fmt.Sprintf("%x-%s", bid.Id, key)] = append(make([]byte, 0, len(value)), value...)
+
+	defer log.Trace("CSSW", "caller", caller, "key", key, "value", value, "stored", l.dataMap[fmt.Sprintf("%x-%s", bid.Id, key)])
+	return bid, nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) Retrieve(bid suave.Bid, caller common.Address, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	l.lock.Lock()
+	defer l.lock.Unlock()
+
+	data, found := l.dataMap[fmt.Sprintf("%x-%s", bid.Id, key)]
+	if !found {
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("data for key %s not found", key)
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("CSRW", "caller", caller, "key", key, "data", data)
+	return append(make([]byte, 0, len(data)), data...), nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) FetchBidById(bidId suave.BidId) (suave.Bid, error) {
+	l.lock.Lock()
+	defer l.lock.Unlock()
+
+	bid, found := l.bids[bidId]
+	if !found {
+		return suave.Bid{}, errors.New("bid not found")
+	}
+
+	return bid, nil
+}
+
+func (l *LocalConfidentialStore) FetchBidsByProtocolAndBlock(blockNumber uint64, namespace string) []suave.Bid {
+	l.lock.Lock()
+	defer l.lock.Unlock()
+
+	indexKey := fmt.Sprintf("protocol-%s-bn-%d", namespace, blockNumber)
+	bidIDs, ok := l.index[indexKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	res := []suave.Bid{}
+	for _, id := range bidIDs {
+		bid, found := l.bids[id]
+		if found {
+			res = append(res, bid)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/suave/backends/local_store_backend_test.go b/suave/backends/local_store_backend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da3bb1e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suave/backends/local_store_backend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package backends
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLocal_StoreSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	store := NewLocalConfidentialStore()
+	testBackendStore(t, store)
+}
diff --git a/suave/backends/redis_store_backend.go b/suave/backends/redis_store_backend.go
index a005e424fa..d108ca7909 100644
--- a/suave/backends/redis_store_backend.go
+++ b/suave/backends/redis_store_backend.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 )
 
+var _ suave.ConfidentialStoreBackend = &RedisStoreBackend{}
+
 var (
 	formatRedisBidKey = func(bidId suave.BidId) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("bid-%x", bidId)
@@ -35,10 +37,6 @@ type RedisStoreBackend struct {
 	local    *miniredis.Miniredis
 }
 
-func NewLocalConfidentialStore() *RedisStoreBackend {
-	return NewRedisStoreBackend("")
-}
-
 func NewRedisStoreBackend(redisUri string) *RedisStoreBackend {
 	r := &RedisStoreBackend{
 		cancel:   nil,