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Cloud Services Provider

Skills Development Scotland Ltd

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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11 Sep 2026 at 17:01

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15 Dec 2025 at 11:46

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28 Nov 2025 at 08:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Skills Development Scotland Ltd procured cloud and IT support services for its EIS service, with the same services supporting Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. The requirement was for an Azure expert Cloud Service Provider to operate Azure services through a co-managed service management model. The supplier is expected to manage core elements including the platform, antivirus, backup and operating-system layers, while the public-sector organisations retain flexibility to deliver services supporting business outcomes, such as standing up or shutting down virtual machines for development. This is a services procurement for delivery across Scotland, covering cloud infrastructure management, technical support and service-management capability.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The single lot was evaluated on quality at 60% and price at 40%; five electronic bids were received, including two from SMEs. Ensono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd received the active award, and the associated contract is active. The award was made on 7 August 2026 and the contract was signed on 7 August 2026. The contract value is £1,172,934. The estimated tender value was £3,820,236, reflecting services required over the contract term. The initial period is two years, with one optional 12-month extension. The submission deadline was extended to 14 January 2026 at noon, and bids had to remain valid until 14 April 2026.

This requirement demonstrates demand for a substantial, multi-organisation Azure operating model within Scotland’s public-sector economic and skills agencies. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable Azure expertise, the ability to act as a Cloud Service Provider, and the operational capacity to manage platform services, antivirus, backup and systems through to the operating-system layer. It would also need to work effectively in a co-managed environment, leaving client teams sufficient control to support partner and beneficiary outcomes, including flexible development environments. Strong service-management processes, reliable technical support and the ability to coordinate delivery across several public bodies would be important. The competition attracted five bids, showing that both larger suppliers and SMEs considered the requirement accessible.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cloud Services Provider

Notice Description

The scope of the tendered services covers provision of an Azure Expert Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as well as delivering a co-managed service management model of the Azure services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of the tendered services covers provision of an Azure Expert Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as well as delivering a co-managed service management model of the Azure services. In effect, co-managed will see a supplier manage the core elements of the solution (e.g. platform, AV, back-up, to OS layer) while allowing EIS the flexibility and agility to deliver certain services in support of Partner/Service Beneficiaries business outcomes (e.g stand up/stand down virtual machines for development purposes. Additional information: Please note the contracting authority is Skills Development Scotland and the services provided will be for SDS (EIS), Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. Further information can be found in the procurement documents

Renewal: 2 year initial period with the option to extend for 12 months on one occasion

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eab6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086637-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,820,236 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,820,236 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,172,934 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Skills Development Scotland Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DY
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ensono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd

Further Information

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