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Cloud Resale and FinOps for Education & Research in AWS

University of Bristol · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:59.

Opportunity overview

Call-off contract for Cloud Resale and FinOps for Education and Research Projects in AWS Third Party Platform to allow Billing visibility, and AWS cost management, cost optimisation and cost governance, provided for by an AWS Advanced Tier Education Competency partner.

Awarded to

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Strategic Blue Services Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£700k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jan 2024
Award ID
007316-2025-IT-2312-045-PC_206-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72321000 — Added-value database services

Lots

  • AWS credits up-to value of the call-off contractValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
IT-2312-045-PC_206
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Competition was through G-Cloud 13 3 shortlisted services. Only this vendor could provide finops services required.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72321000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Added-value database services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_RESTRICTED
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
AWS credits up-to value of the call-off contract

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
commercial
Type
cost
Description
50

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1015
Name
University of Bristol

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 5DS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Bristol

Contact

Telephone
+44 01179289000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139346
Name
Strategic Blue Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
WC2H 9QJ

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Strategic Blue Services Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-16068
Name
The University of Bristol

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The University of Bristol

Award information

Award 1
Id
007316-2025-IT-2312-045-PC_206-1
Title
AWS Cloud Central Account
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139346
Name
Strategic Blue Services Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007316-2025-IT-2312-045-PC_206-1
Title
AWS Cloud Central Account
Status
active
Award ID
007316-2025-IT-2312-045-PC_206-1
Date Signed
8 Jan 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
700,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UK · BS1 5DS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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