--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Device Capabilities at USW" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES" published: "2025-12-11" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement for Device Capabilities at USW Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f40c.json) ## Summary The University of South Wales is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Preliminary Market Engagement for Device Capabilities at USW." This process falls under the IT services industry category and aims to enhance their Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution, particularly focusing on device management and virtualisation. The engagement process is scheduled to complete a preliminary market engagement by 16 January 2026. The procurement process is based in Pontypridd, United Kingdom, with plans detailed for service commencement on 1 July 2026 through to 30 June 2029. The university is looking for suppliers to assist in significant digital strategy growth, indicating a move towards managed corporate devices and integration with Microsoft's Intune system. This procurement presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, especially those with capabilities in endpoint management, application management, and virtualisation. Companies experienced in Microsoft Intune and compliance requirements are well-positioned to provide the sought-after expertise, particularly those able to support the expanding needs in application streaming and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS). Small to medium-sized enterprises, particularly those familiar with emerging technologies like Chromebooks and comprehensive management solutions, have the potential to thrive by meeting the university's outlined requirements. This engagement represents a notable chance to partner with a significant educational institution and contribute to its strategic digital advancements. ## Notice The university has made significant progress towards a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution, utilising Microsoft Intune. Macs are out of scope as they are not yet managed by Intune, however this scope could change in future years as Microsoft's technology updates. We run a corporately managed windows devices, along with BYOD for Android and iPhones. We would be looking to move into managed corporate Androids and iOS using Intune. The university is going through a significant phase of our digital strategy that requires significant growth in Application Streaming mixed with Desktop as a Service (DaaS). We need to grow our capabilities and are looking for suppliers to help us with this maturity. We also have an interest in utilising Chromebooks in the future and would want to ensure these are linked into Intune and the compliance configuration. We enforce "Compliant devices" within a subset of our users for Cyber Essentials, however, plan to move the entire staff base over to this configuration within the next few years. Please find a link to the portal below for access to the preliminary market engagement questionnaire. https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/82528870019B0D927823 We are keen to receive information on the following capabilities: a) Intune: Endpoint management b) Application: Management / Packaging c) Virtualisation: Application Streaming / DaaS / VDI Please specify in the answer to the first question which of these capabilities you cover, we welcome submissions for a single one of these capabilities. Please indicate in all your answers which capabilities are being covered. Labelling answers as appropriate: (a) Intune, (b) application, (c) virtualisation, (d) all ### Planning Information Completion of the preliminary market engagement questionnaire via the below link https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/82528870019B0D927823 Engagement will close on the 16/01/26 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082084-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES | | Locality | PONTYPRIDD | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF37 1DL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Treforest | | Westminster constituency | Pontypridd | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 11 Dec 2025 at 14:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082084-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082084-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/82528870019B0D927823 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.southwales.ac.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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