Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of consolidated IT services to WICS
Notice Description
Provision of consolidated IT services, including Microsoft 365 support, cyber security, backup and disaster recovery, and technical consultancy
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide a consolidated managed IT service supporting its Microsoft 365 cloud-based environment. The scope of services includes Microsoft 365 backup and disaster recovery, enhanced email security services (including Mimecast) and cyber awareness training, Microsoft 365 and Azure/Entra ID administration and support, licensing management and optimisation, managed DMARC services, and the provision of draw-down technical consultancy support. The contract will consolidate a number of existing IT services into a single managed service arrangement to improve service integration, cyber security and operational resilience. The contract is expected to commence on 1 June 2026 and will run for an initial period of four years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000829213
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553709
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72250000 - System and support services
72500000 - Computer-related services
72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £144,167 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £144,167 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 May 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- March/April 20230
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WATER INDUSTRY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 1QZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
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- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling North
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553709
Provision of consolidated IT services to WICS - Provision of consolidated IT services, including Microsoft 365 support, cyber security, backup and disaster recovery, and technical consultancy
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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