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GB-Liverpool: Azure Cloud Co-Managed Service

Plus Dane Housing Limited

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28 Aug 2026 at 11:30

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Summary of the contracting process

Plus Dane Housing Limited is procuring Azure Cloud Co-Managed Services, a computer-related management service for its housing organisation. The requirement covers shared management of Microsoft Azure cloud services, involving coordination between the housing provider and an external cloud services specialist. Delivery is in the North West of England, with the buyer based in Liverpool. The procurement is categorised as a services contract and is relevant to providers of Azure cloud management, cloud operations, infrastructure support and related technical service management. The named buyer is Plus Dane Housing Limited, while the selected service provider is ANS Group Limited. The requirement is focused on managed Azure capability rather than the supply of physical hardware or general construction, property maintenance or housing services.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Plus Dane Housing Limited selected ANS Group Limited for a contract valued at £700,000. The award date was 27 August 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 8 September 2026 to 7 September 2030. The route was a call-off under the Government Commercial Agency G-Cloud 14 Framework, following the framework’s call-off procedures. A voluntary standstill period of 10 calendar days applied after publication, and the buyer did not intend to conclude the contract before 8 September 2026. The published requirement was for a single Azure Cloud Co-Managed Services contract, with the procurement assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award shows that Plus Dane Housing Limited has an established requirement for externally supported Azure cloud operations over a substantial multi-year service period. A future competitor would need credible capability to co-manage Microsoft Azure environments, work effectively alongside an in-house client team and provide dependable ongoing cloud management rather than one-off implementation work. Relevant strengths would include operational service management, monitoring, incident and problem handling, cloud security, resilience, governance, technical advice and the capacity to support a large, long-term public-sector account. The selected supplier’s scale indicates that the buyer valued a provider able to sustain managed services at organisational level. Businesses preparing for a future requirement should be able to evidence comparable Azure-managed service delivery and capacity for continuous support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Liverpool: Azure Cloud Co-Managed Service

Notice Description

Plus Dane Housing Limited intends to award a contract to ANS Group Limited for the provision of Azure Cloud Co-Managed Services via Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework in accordance with the framework call-off procedures. Additional information: Plus Dane Housing Limited intends to enter into a call-off contract with ANS Group Limited following a voluntary standstill period of 10 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. Plus Dane Housing Limited does not intend to conclude the contract before Tuesday 8th September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9474a415-4b35-4c13-8b6c-37892743300b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abfdbadb-37a7-487a-8774-8e6c2690afe9
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72510000 - Computer-related management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Plus Dane Housing Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 4AE
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANS Group Limited

Further Information

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