Official UK procurement notice
Microsoft Cloud Services Provider and Support Services
Authority: Financial Services Compensation Scheme (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFSCS is seeking to procure a partner to provide Microsoft Azure subscription services under a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) agreement, together with proactive Azure managed services and Cloud Operations support to augment the internal team through a co-managed operating model. The contract will provide Azure subscription management, 24x7 operational support, Azure platform governance, monitoring and operational support for Azure-connected infrastructure, FinOps, platform security, technical advisory services, and continual service improvement to deliver a secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost effective Azure environment.
The majority of FSCS's critical business systems are hosted in Microsoft Azure. The successful partner will support the ongoing operation, governance, security, resilience, and cost optimisation of the Azure platform and Azure-connected infrastructure, working collaboratively with FSCS, Microsoft, and other technology partners to maintain a reliable and efficient cloud service.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
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- How the procedure runs: This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. The technical specification which are expected to be met for this procurement can be found in the Service Requirements document which is available via the Portal. FSCS intends to shortlist 5 suppliers (unless in the event of a tie, with the process explained in the PSQ) with the highest scoring Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) responses to participate in the tender stages (ITT) of the competitive flexible procedure. Upon completion of the PSQ stage, a shortlisted selection of suppliers will be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage. At the ITT stage, FSCS may conduct Site Visits and Presentations as part of evaluation of Tenders. Further information and breakdown of the ITT stage will be shared with Shortlisted Bidders. Following the ITT stage tender submissions, FSCS intends to award the contract to the Bidder with the Most Advantageous Tender. FSCS will use an online portal at www.delta-esourcing.com ("the Portal") to make associated tender documents available to suppliers. Suppliers requesting to participate in this procurement competition are required to submit their completed PSQs through the Portal by the deadline set out in this tender notice. The following associated tender documents are being provided with the publication of this tender notice to provide further information about the procurement and are available on the Portal: • Tender Notice • PSQ • Service Requirements
CPV: Information technology services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£13,200,000
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ which can be obtained via the Portal on registration to express interest.
- Technical & professional ability
The conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ which can be obtained via the Portal on registration to express interest.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Total Quality: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Total Quality
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ which can be obtained via the Portal on registration to express interest.
- Technical & professional ability
The conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ which can be obtained via the Portal on registration to express interest.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
FSCS 571- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064067- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c615Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must be submitted to [email protected] and must quote a valid Purchase Order Number
- How it runs
This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.
The technical specification which are expected to be met for this procurement can be found in the Service Requirements document which is available via the Portal.
FSCS intends to shortlist 5 suppliers (unless in the event of a tie, with the process explained in the PSQ) with the highest scoring Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) responses to participate in the tender stages (ITT) of the competitive flexible procedure. Upon completion of the PSQ stage, a shortlisted selection of suppliers will be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage.
At the ITT stage, FSCS may conduct Site Visits and Presentations as part of evaluation of Tenders.
Further information and breakdown of the ITT stage will be shared with Shortlisted Bidders. Following the ITT stage tender submissions, FSCS intends to award the contract to the Bidder with the Most Advantageous Tender.
FSCS will use an online portal at www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ ("the Portal") to make associated tender documents available to suppliers.
Suppliers requesting to participate in this procurement competition are required to submit their completed PSQs through the Portal by the deadline set out in this tender notice.
The following associated tender documents are being provided with the publication of this tender notice to provide further information about the procurement and are available on the Portal:
- Tender Notice
- PSQ
- Service Requirements
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 8 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published105 days ago8 Jul 2026, 11:15 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago3 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 36 days25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 79 days8 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 11:15 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender