---
title: "Award of Provision of Cloud & Hosting Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000831190"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Crown Estate Scotland"
published: "2026-09-22"
---

# Award of Provision of Cloud & Hosting Services

Buyer: Crown Estate Scotland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000831190

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## Summary

Crown Estate Scotland procured an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud and hosting service to support its current and changing technology needs. The requirement covers hosting the organisation’s existing environment and providing an ongoing cloud platform service. Suppliers could either continue using Microsoft Azure and take over billing for the existing Azure tenant, or offer an alternative IaaS cloud platform and rebuild the hosted environment in a new setting. This is a cloud and internet services requirement, classified under CPV 72400000. The buying organisation is Crown Estate Scotland, based in Edinburgh, and the service supports its own operational technology estate rather than a construction or physical infrastructure project.

The procurement has been awarded. It was run as a mini-competition under the Scottish Government Cloud and Hosting Services framework (SP-22-023), and one bid was recorded. Storm ID Ltd was selected for an award valued at £450,000. The contract is active and has an initial term of 36 months, with an option to extend for up to three further 12-month periods, described as 3+1+1+1. The evaluation outcome resulted in a single supplier award covering the IaaS cloud and hosting requirement. The contract supports either continued use of the existing Microsoft Azure tenant or migration and rebuilding on an alternative cloud hosting platform.

This award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for managed IaaS cloud and hosting services from Crown Estate Scotland, with potential continuation beyond the initial term. Suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement would need practical capability in designing, operating and supporting cloud hosting environments, particularly Microsoft Azure or an equivalent alternative platform. Relevant experience would include taking over an existing cloud tenant, managing cloud billing, maintaining service continuity and rebuilding hosted systems during migration. Credible providers would also need to support changing operational needs rather than supplying a fixed one-off installation. Experience delivering secure, reliable hosting for public-sector organisations and working through a government framework mini-competition would strengthen their position.

## Notice

Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide it with an IaaS Cloud and Hosting Service that will support both current and evolving needs. This procurement exercise is a mini competition against the Scottish Government framework for the provision of Cloud and Hosting Services (SP-22-023).Crown Estate Scotland welcomes proposals that either:1. Continue to utilise Microsoft Azure and take over billing for the existing Azure tenant; or2. Propose an alternative IaaS Cloud hosting platform and rebuilding everything hosted in the current platform in a new environment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565039 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Crown Estate Scotland |
| Additional buyers | Argyll and Bute Council; Clackmannanshire Council; Consumer Scotland; Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dundee City Council; Fife Council; Moray Council; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland; Scottish Borders Housing Association; Scottish Government; The Highland Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9GL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 35 |
| Supplier names | Storm ID Ltd; NEC Software Solutions UK Limited; FRP Advisory; Mitie; Turner & Townsend; Jump Research; Chase Services Group Ltd; Houlder Limited; IFF Research; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; GC Insight Ltd; Amey OW Ltd; Beam Up Ltd; Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited; Venesky Brown Ltd; SKODA UK; HaskoningDHV UK Ltd; William Yule & Son Limited; LEARNING POOL LIMITED; Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited; Sanderson Government and Defence; Helpthemove Ltd; George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited; VWR International Ltd; WSP UK Limited; Stantec UK Ltd; Galliford Try Construction Ltd; Specialist Computer Centres; 8x8 UK Limited; Ipsos MORI; Decathlon UK; Findel Education Ltd; RJM Sports Ltd; Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd; BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72400000 - Internet services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 17:02 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565039

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.sbha.org.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://consumer.scot/

## Provenance

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