Request for Information: Cloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer supportCloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support
JISC · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 17:16.
Opportunity overview
We are considering outsourcing the support we provide our public sector customers for the management of their AWS and Azure infrastructure...
Please read the Request for Information document for full detail
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
We are at a very early stage in considering the options available to us, and are only looking for high level information, as detailed in the Request for information (RFI) document.
Interested parties should visit the etendering portal at:
and access the RFI from the current opportunities page (you may need to register if your company hasn't already done so, though this is free of charge and should take only two minutes). Responses and any questions should also be directed via the portal.
Please do not submit bids or go above and beyond the requirements in the RFI.
We will endeavour to review all responses carefully before considering our next steps.
Note: stated contract dates are entirely arbitrary - we do not as yet have any expected contract start date nor are we gauranteed to progress this project. Contract value is unknown - responses to the RFI are anticipated to help us understand the budget required.
Due
3 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
099162-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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099162-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
JISC is conducting early market engagement on potentially outsourcing on-call customer support for public-sector customers’ AWS and Azure infrastructure management. This is a planned procurement/RFI, not an open competition.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of cloud managed-support and technical support services covering AWS and Azure. Final scope, supplier requirements and route are unknown pending the referenced RFI document.
Key points identified
Potential service scopeOutsourced support for public-sector customers’ AWS and Azure infrastructure managementEvidence: "We are considering outsourcing the support we provide our public sector customers for the management of their AWS and Azure infrastructure"
On-call customer supportNamed in the opportunity titleEvidence: Title: "Request for Information: Cloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer supportCloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support"
Contract valueUnknownEvidence: No value_min, value_max or currency is supplied.
83% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
JISC is conducting early market engagement on potentially outsourcing on-call customer support for public-sector customers’ AWS and Azure infrastructure management. This is a planned procurement/RFI, not an open competition.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of cloud managed-support and technical support services covering AWS and Azure. Final scope, supplier requirements and route are unknown pending the referenced RFI document.
Key deliverables
Potential outsourced support for management of AWS and Azure infrastructure
Potential on-call customer support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
2 criteria identified
Potential service scope
93% confidence
Outsourced support for public-sector customers’ AWS and Azure infrastructure management
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"We are considering outsourcing the support we provide our public sector customers for the management of their AWS and Azure infrastructure"
On-call customer support
78% confidence
Named in the opportunity title
View supporting evidence
Title: "Request for Information: Cloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer supportCloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support"
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
100% confidence
Unknown
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No value_min, value_max or currency is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery geography
95% confidence
United Kingdom
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Delivery location: "UK", country "United Kingdom".
Delivery timing
100% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming planning-stage preliminary market engagement / request for information
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display_status "upcoming"; stage "planning"; notice_type "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement route
100% confidence
Unknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Submission deadline
100% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage market engagement
99% confidence
This is an RFI/planning notice and does not confirm that a tender is open or will proceed.
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stage "planning"; display_status "upcoming"; notice_type "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Scope detail unavailable in supplied content
99% confidence
The notice directs readers to an RFI document for full detail, but its contents are not supplied.
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"Please read the Request for Information document for full detail".
Supplier requirements and credentials
98% confidence
Unknown
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No explicit supplier eligibility, certification, insurance, security, staffing or technical requirements are supplied.
Title quality issue
99% confidence
The opportunity title repeats the phrase "Cloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support", which may be a source-data duplication.
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Title contains: "...customer supportCloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support".
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