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Skills Development Scotland Ltd

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Skills Development Scotland Ltd

Buyer Address: Monteith House, 11 George Square, Glasgow, UKM, G2 1DY, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@sds.co.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1698688824

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
3820236.0 GBP
Published
28 Nov 2025, 08:51
Deadline
07 Jan 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
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Description

The scope of the tendered services covers provision of an Azure Expert Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as well as delivering a co-managed service management model of the Azure services.

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Opportunity Context

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Lot Description: The scope of the tendered services covers provision of an Azure Expert Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as well as delivering a co-managed service management model of the Azure services. In effect, co-managed will see a supplier manage the core elements of the solution (e.g. platform, AV, back-up, to OS layer) while allowing EIS the flexibility and agility to deliver certain services in support of Partner/Service Beneficiaries business outcomes (e.g stand up/stand down virtual machines for development purposes. Additional information: Please note the contracting authority is Skills Development Scotland and the services provided will be for SDS (EIS), Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. Further information can be found in the procurement documents

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Value: GBP 3,820,236

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