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# PS26330 - Enterprise Tenancy Consultancy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ps26330-enterprise-tenancy-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-07b70f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** UKRI currently operates a federated technology estate serving multiple organisational entities. The principal Microsoft 365 consolidation scope comprises approximately six to seven Microsoft 365 tenancies, supported by a wider set of identity, endpoint, security and associated technical environments. This procurement does not include build, migration, operational support, managed services or implementation activities. The successful supplier shall:

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Systems and technical consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ps26330-enterprise-tenancy-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-07b70f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b70f`

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## Description
UK SBS on behalf or UK Research and Innovation are undertaking pre-market engagement with Suppliers that may be able to provide the following services:
1.	Overview
UKRI currently operates a federated technology estate serving multiple organisational entities. The principal Microsoft 365 consolidation scope comprises approximately six to seven Microsoft 365 tenancies, supported by a wider set of identity, endpoint, security and associated technical environments.
UKRI has developed an interim set of high-level draft standards and has undertaken initial tenancy-level assessments against that baseline. UKRI is also undertaking an entity-level assessment of the changes and implications associated with migration readiness. These materials will be provided to the successful supplier as inputs. The supplier will be expected to review, challenge and supplement the material where necessary, rather than repeat discovery without reference to the work already completed.
The project seeks to define, design and deliver this new environment using a Standards-based approach to Microsoft cloud services that will deliver consistency, simplicity, security, compliance, operational efficiency and an improved user experience across UKRI.
This procurement is for specialist consultancy services to support the Design Stage of the project. The successful supplier will work with UKRI to deliver the design, encompassing cloud architecture, governance and assurance activities, and will have experience of migration planning, compliance and secure by design principles, enabling informed decisions for future implementation and supportability.
The authority is specifically seeking a supplier that possesses a mature and proven Microsoft 365 standards framework developed through practical operational experience. UKRI's objective is to leverage existing industry best practice wherever possible rather than develop entirely new standards from first principles.
Accordingly, UKRI requires specialist consultancy support to complete the design phase and establish the standards, principles and architectural decisions necessary to support subsequent delivery phases.
The authority anticipates that future procurements may be undertaken for implementation, migration, operational support, managed services and ongoing governance arrangements. Those activities are expressly outside the scope of this procurement.
The outputs from this engagement will form the basis of future procurement activities and subsequent implementation phases.
This procurement does not include build, migration, operational support, managed services or implementation activities.
2.	Objectives
The successful supplier shall:
Target Architecture Design
Produce detailed and comprehensive designs for the New World, that encompasses all in scope elements, services and operations supporting the key aim of a unified, single strategic (tenancy) platform for UKRI.
This will follow the agreed Standards Based approach.
Sub-deliverables...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ps26330-enterprise-tenancy-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-07b70f)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72220000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 02/07/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106297-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-09T14:45:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T03:15:47.156Z
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