Published date: 27 July 2017

Last edited date: 27 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Computer support and consultancy services - 72600000

Location of contract

SO16 0AS

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

OSSPSMTech-001

Published date

27 July 2017

Closing date

28 July 2017

Contract start date

11 September 2017

Contract end date

11 December 2017

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

OS is looking for a trusted, specialist advisor that has a breadth of experience working with existing and emerging Cloud providers and can demonstrate a viable and credible approach to assisting the organisation in selecting the best possible Cloud Strategy for achieving the business goals and objectives. The assessment and recommendation process will involve the supplier carrying out a thorough evaluation of the existing and emerging Cloud technologies and providers in the market place to produce the following outputs based on the OS business context, use cases and requirements:

1. A Cloud Strategy recommendation report including recommended technology/platform providers.
2. A defined Target Reference Architecture.
3. A defined set of recommended next steps.

Mandatory requirements for the supplier profile:
1. The trusted specialist advisor must have existing partnerships with the following Cloud providers:
1. Amazon (minimum: Advanced partner)
2. Azure (minimum: Microsoft Gold partner)
3. Oracle Cloud
2. The specialist advisor must be able to commence the assignment no later than the 11th September 2017.

If either of these parameters cannot be met then the supplier will NOT be qualified to submit a tender.

More information

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Participants should complete and return the Participant Response Document to formalise their response to this tender notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Squire

Address

Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
England

Email

ProcurementGroup@os.uk