Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Water Industry Commission for Scotland · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bridgeall SME
- Value
- £144,167
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- IT services · Computer support and consultancy services (CPV 72600000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 054828-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jun 2026
- Published10 Jun 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide a consolidated managed IT service supporting its Microsoft 365 cloud-based environment. The scope of services includes Microsoft 365 backup and disaster recovery, enhanced email security services (including Mimecast) and cyber awareness training, Microsoft 365 and Azure/Entra ID administration and support, licensing management and optimisation, managed DMARC services, and the provision of draw-down technical consultancy support. The contract will consolidate a number of existing IT services into a single managed service arrangement to improve service integration, cyber security and operational resilience. The contract is expected to commence on 1 June 2026 and will run for an initial period of four years.
About the supplier
Bridgeall: every public contract they have won.