Award

FinOps solution

  • JISC

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071973

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059ff6 (view related notices)

Published 7 November 2025, 11:47am



Scope

Reference

Proc2769

Description

Jisc's Cloud Managed Services team is looking to procure a FinOps solution from a single provider. The successful solution will be predominately deployed by Jisc as the main user (use case (1) and (2)), however there is scope that the solution is in-directly made available to Jisc members and customers (use case (3).


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £20,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £24,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 November 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

7 November 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 18 November 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 26 February 2026 to 25 February 2028
  • Possible extension to 25 February 2030
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

Two single-year extensions can be entered into following the initial two-year period, at the buyer's discretion (i.e. 2+1+1).

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 8 tenders received
  • 8 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 7 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Suppliers

BOX3 LTD

  • Companies House: 15909135
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHPZ-9966-JNYJ

27 Old Gloucester Street

London

WC1N 3AX

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

COFORGE U.K. LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02648481
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGCB-5891-CNVD

280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG

London

EC2M 4AG

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

  • Companies House: 00741598
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNQM-8935-PYGQ

Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road

Winchester

SO21 2JN

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1

IOCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 06530792
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTHZ-5518-BLGL

6-7 Castle Gate

Hertford

SG14 1HD

United Kingdom

Website: https://ioco.uk/

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

KPMG LLP

  • Companies House: OC301540
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMGV-6254-LTTL

15 Canada Square

London

E14 5GL

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

KYNDRYL UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 13141201
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNMW-3741-RZJQ

2nd Floor 100 Liverpool Street

London

EC2M 2AT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

SOFTCAT PLC

  • Companies House: 02174990
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZRT-9169-TVMT

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane

Marlow

SL7 1LW

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

VE3 GLOBAL LTD

  • Companies House: 07343436
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXDH-7267-YHNX

86-90 Paul Street

London

EC2A 4NE

United Kingdom

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

JISC

  • Companies House: 05747339
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYD-1575-ZHXX

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

United Kingdom

Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government