--- title: "Department for Education Cloud Hosting 2024 - Supplier Market Engagement Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-12-05" --- # Department for Education Cloud Hosting 2024 - Supplier Market Engagement Event Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fa754a6e-5c53-47f4-a9ad-f858750e9bc5.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is planning a tender process for Cloud Hosting services for 2024. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an engagement end date of 12th December 2023. The event will be held virtually on 14th December at 10:00am via MS Teams. The Department is seeking input from potential suppliers to better understand their needs and explore potential ways forward. The opportunity is suited for businesses in the IT services industry, especially in consulting, software development, Internet, and support services. This tender process by the Department for Education presents an opportunity for suppliers to engage with the organization and provide insights that can shape their cloud hosting strategy. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Suppliers will have the chance to share best practices and ideas that can influence the future provision of Cloud Hosting services. The procurement aims to foster collaboration and innovation within the IT services sector, with a focus on fair and objective outcomes based on the market engagement results. ## Notice The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that DfE is considering its options for the future provision of Cloud Hosting services. DfE is hosting an industry market engagement event to give potential suppliers the opportunity to better understand our needs. In return we are looking for information on best practice and potential ways forward that better inform our emerging requirements. Please review the attached document before responding. This market engagement event will be held virtually via MS Teams on Thursday 14th December at 10:00am. To register your interest to participate in this market engagement event, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer e-tendering portal, available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html. After the event, suppliers will be invited to complete a questionnaire to provide supporting information on a range of areas that will support DfE's development of its cloud hosting strategy. The supplier responses will be reviewed and where appropriate, suppliers may be invited to 1-2-1 sessions to explore ideas and discuss potential delivery models further. *Please be aware that registration is for the Market Engagement Event only. This event does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. This is NOT an invitation to tender for a contract opportunity and any suppliers invited to the event will not have a privileged position in relation to any future contract opportunity. Any subsequent procurement(s) that DfE conducts will be based on the fair and objective outcome of a procurement process.* ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd9e2087-74f3-451a-85a6-f1fde6267e74 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Dec 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 5 Dec 2023 at 14:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd9e2087-74f3-451a-85a6-f1fde6267e74 - 5 Dec 2023 at 14:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd9e2087-74f3-451a-85a6-f1fde6267e74 - 5 Dec 2023 at 13:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd9e2087-74f3-451a-85a6-f1fde6267e74 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd9e2087-74f3-451a-85a6-f1fde6267e74 5th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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