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Microsoft Support Services

Issued by BANK OF ENGLAND · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
22 Sept 2026
Reference
TEN1000021
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Governance & Public Institutions
Type
services

At a glance

BANK OF ENGLAND in United Kingdom has published a request for information in governance & public institutions: “Microsoft Support Services”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. Quote reference TEN1000021 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 9 notices from this buyer since 2026, 9 of them currently open. There are 44 open governance & public institutions notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

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.

This notice has closed — what to do next

We hold 9 notices from BANK OF ENGLAND, going back to September 2026 — 9 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Defence & Security and Governance & Public Institutions. There are 44 open Governance & Public Institutions tenders in United Kingdom.

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Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the closing date and submission window on the official portal before you start preparing your bid.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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