Official UK procurement notice
Jisc Google for Education Reseller Framework Agreement
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is for the Contracting Authority who wishes to establish a single-lot, multi-supplier framework agreement covering the supply of Google for Education products and services.
The Google products, editions, and base prices available under this Framework are to be governed by a separate commercial agreement between Jisc Services Limited and Google (the 'Jisc-Google Agreement').
Google Workspace for Education editions
- Gemini for Education
- Chrome Education Upgrade
- ChromeOS Flex
The Supplier(s) shall manage the full licence lifecycle including new licence provisioning, renewals, upgrades and downgrades, true-ups and true-downs, and migrations between permitted editions, and provide full wrap-around support services to customers.
Please carefully read the ITT document set for full details.
- How the procedure runs: The process will contain two stages: Stage 1: Shortlisting - bidders will be asked to evidence a range of capabilities which will be evluated, with 10 bidders shortlisted and taken through to Stage 2 (though a minimum score must be attained in each case). Stage 2: ITT - shortlisted bidders will be asked to response to several technical and pricing award criteria, with 5 selected for award onto the framework. The ITT document provides full details and instructions.
- No preliminary market engagement: A UK1 Pipeline notice and UK3 Planned procurement notice have been published previously.
CPV: Software package and information systems · Software-related services · System and support services · Systems and technical consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 5 suppliers
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 4 yrs from 29 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Aug 2034
- Buyer regions
- GG, IE, IM, JE, UK
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
3.50% of call-off value · This Framework will be sustained, in part, by means of Supplier contributions as linked to Buyer use of the Service. This will be implemented as a Service Fee which will be in the form of a retrospective rebate paid to JSL quarterly in arrears on all expenditure under the Service at 3.5%. This will be paid to JSL within 30 days of receipt of a correctly rendered invoice. JSL will carry out regular spot checks and reviews with Buyers who have access to the Service. In the event that a discrepancy between the report provided by a Supplier and the records of the Buyer are at odds then the Supplier will agree to provide the outstanding balance
Who may buy through it
Please refer to ITT Schedule 9.
Published description of the framework
Product pricing is determined by the Google commercial agremeent's discounted Jisc pricing, plus the Reseller's margin determined under this reseller framework.
Call-off mechanisms available are;
Direct Award via supplier ranking or in line with Regulation 45 of the Procurement Act 2023
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Further-competition amongst all suppliers on the framework
The ITT Schedule 9 contains further details and instructions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£20,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must hold Google Partner Reseller status for Google Workspace for Education and be able to provide their Partner Certificate as proof of status.
Partners failing to demonstrate this will be failed and will not be eligible for Stage 2.
Please see the ITT for full instructions.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Highest scoring. Minimum score threshold must be acheived.
Please see ITT for details and instructions.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Pricing
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must hold Google Partner Reseller status for Google Workspace for Education and be able to provide their Partner Certificate as proof of status.
Partners failing to demonstrate this will be failed and will not be eligible for Stage 2.
Please see the ITT for full instructions.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Highest scoring. Minimum score threshold must be acheived.
Please see ITT for details and instructions.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Jisc Google for Education Reseller Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Jisc Services Limited buys Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222), and who usually turns up
The market side is the UK-wide market, including every region. The notice also lists overseas delivery. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 129 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–317% / 26%
4–60% / 24%
7+83% / 50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 72Published estimate£20m
The notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas for this lot. The figures below use UK market history and may not describe competition across every area.
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 72. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. Published delivery includes UK and non-UK areas, so the UK model may not describe every area.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–337%
4–68%
7+52%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
CapgeminiLarge | £594m33 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 5 live · £567m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 |
Phoenix Software LtdLarge | £280m212 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 80 live · £152m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 |
DeloitteLarge | £277m111 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 25 live · £237m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=14 |
CGI IT UK LimitedLarge | £140m28 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £46m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=11 |
RM Education LtdLarge | £89m11 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Please refer to ITT Schedule 9. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 10:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
Proc2852- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099444- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688aeFind a Tender
- How it runs
The process will contain two stages:
Stage 1: Shortlisting - bidders will be asked to evidence a range of capabilities which will be evluated, with 10 bidders shortlisted and taken through to Stage 2 (though a minimum score must be attained in each case).
Stage 2: ITT - shortlisted bidders will be asked to response to several technical and pricing award criteria, with 5 selected for award onto the framework.
The ITT document provides full details and instructions.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 3.50% of call-off value · This Framework will be sustained, in part, by means of Supplier contributions as linked to Buyer use of the Service. This will be implemented as a Service Fee which will be in the form of a retrospective rebate paid to JSL quarterly in arrears on all expenditure under the Service at 3.5%. This will be paid to JSL within 30 days of receipt of a correctly rendered invoice. JSL will carry out regular spot checks and reviews with Buyers who have access to the Service. In the event that a discrepancy between the report provided by a Supplier and the records of the Buyer are at odds then the Supplier will agree to provide the outstanding balance
This project and full ITT document set can be accessed free of charge at the address below in the current opportunities area of the site.
Clarifications and any other messaging, and bid submissions should be made exclusively via this site.
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 29 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published189 days ago22 Apr 2026, 14:37 BST
- Next notice expected98 days ago22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published7 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
- Clarification questions by14h ago28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 6 days · period end, not a bid countdown4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 69 days6 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 91 days29 Jan 2027
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published22 Apr 2026, 14:37 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published12 Jun 2026, 09:59 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed12 Jun 2026, 09:59 BST
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2026, 12:44 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £20,000,00021 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 10:36 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Removal of reference to 'Open framework' in previous version. As formally indicated elsewhere in the notice, this is a conventional 'closed' framework.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender