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Preliminary Market Engagement - Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and Support

Financial Services Compensation Scheme · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

FSCS is seeking information in relation to procuring a Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) with Cloud Operations Support for Azure tenants. FSCS is seeking to procure a partner to provide all Azure subscription services under a CSP agreement and provide Cloud Operations Support to augment the internal team. Ahead of the procurement, FSCS would like to understand market insights and have drafted a number of questions within our preliminary market engagement document which can be obtained within Delta. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-package-and-information-systems./P692379SWU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P692379SWU

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
FSCS 571
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Jan 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This is a Request for Information and to engage in Preliminary Market Engagement. Please note the contract value and contract duration are only estimated. For clarity the proposed new contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further year with the estimated proposed contract value being for all 4 years.
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022622-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Mar 2026, 20:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Id
GB-PPON-PNMP-1789-RLBG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNMP-1789-RLBG

Address

Street Address
5th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138-139 Houndsditch
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3A 7AW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Telephone
0207 375 8194

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC3A 7AW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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