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# Microsoft Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f194). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BANK OF ENGLAND: "Microsoft Support Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [BANK OF ENGLAND](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bank-of-england-gov-ot1016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f194#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f194`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f194#tl-md)

## Description
The Bank of England is reviewing its future requirements for Microsoft support services and is seeking market insight into the support models, service capabilities and commercial approaches available to support its Microsoft estate.
At this stage, the Bank has not made any decisions regarding a future procurement. This preliminary market engagement is intended to inform the Bank's understanding of the market, potential service offerings, and future sourcing strategy.
The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market feedback on areas including:
• Support service models and delivery approaches.
• Service capabilities, including proactive, reactive and advisory
support services.
• Commercial and pricing models.
• Service levels, escalation processes and governance arrangements.
• Access to specialist technical expertise and engineering resources.
• Innovation, automation and emerging support capabilities.
• Market trends and developments relevant to Microsoft support
services.
The Bank welcomes responses from suppliers with relevant Microsoft support services expertise. Feedback received will help inform the Bank's future requirements, sourcing strategy and any subsequent procurement decisions.
This Preliminary Market Engagement exercise does not constitute a call for competition and will not result in the award of any contract. The Bank reserves the right to amend the scope, requirements and procurement approach of any future procurement following completion of the engagement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2027 to 01/05/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089865-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-22T17:17:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T03:13:15.367Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f194