Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement - Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and Support

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME

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Planning

12 Mar 2026 at 20:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for procuring a Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and related support services. Located in London, the organisation is seeking preliminary market engagement to gather insights from potential suppliers before issuing a formal tender. The procurement falls under the services category with an estimated value of £10,000,000 for a contract duration of three years, extendable by one additional year, scheduled to begin on 4th January 2027. Interested contractors should note the engagement due date set for 31st March 2026.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud solutions and IT services, particularly those experienced in Azure subscriptions and operations support. Companies that can provide robust support and collaboration to augment internal teams will find this opportunity aligns well with their capabilities. The engagement process invites businesses to offer market insights, paving the way for a potentially lucrative partnership. Agile and technologically advanced firms are encouraged to respond and participate in this substantial procurement initiative, accessible via the Delta eSourcing portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement - Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and Support

Notice Description

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

Planning Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06690f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022622-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC3A 7AW
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Aldgate
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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