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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-microsoft-cloud-service-provider-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06690f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Services Compensation Scheme: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Microsoft Cloud Service Provider and Support". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Services Compensation Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/financial-services-compensation-scheme-GB-PPON-PNMP-1789-RLBG)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-microsoft-cloud-service-provider-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06690f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06690f`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-microsoft-cloud-service-provider-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06690f#tl-md)

## Description
FSCS is seeking information in relation to procuring a Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) with Cloud Operations Support for Azure tenants. FSCS is seeking to procure a partner to provide all Azure subscription services under a CSP agreement and provide Cloud Operations Support to augment the internal team. Ahead of the procurement, FSCS would like to understand market insights and have drafted a number of questions within our preliminary market engagement document which can be obtained within Delta.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-package-and-information-systems./P692379SWU
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P692379SWU

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72222300

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022622-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-12T20:24:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T05:28:01.989Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06690f