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DDaT26203 - Acas27467 - Procurement of a Power Platform Service Provider

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service · Local or regional public body

In brief

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1288 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The purpose of this commission is to secure a supplier with Power Platform expertise, Copilot administration, governance, development and support, together with Power Platform structure and governance, including patching, identity and access management and access control. The new contract needs to be scalable and flexible to accommodate new Power Apps and Dynamics 365 applications being introduced into the environment. We are also introducing AI/ Copilot into the environment and Power Platform governance, and security are required to be defined and documented. Through this notice we are looking for engagement with the market and feedback and what is available in general along with any…Read the full description
The purpose of this commission is to secure a supplier with Power Platform expertise, Copilot administration, governance, development and support, together with Power Platform structure and governance, including patching, identity and access management and access control. The new contract needs to be scalable and flexible to accommodate new Power Apps and Dynamics 365 applications being introduced into the environment. We are also introducing AI/ Copilot into the environment and Power Platform governance, and security are required to be defined and documented. Through this notice we are looking for engagement with the market and feedback and what is available in general along with any elements of innovation that may need to be considered. Please see below link which will take you to a form with a list of pre market engagement questions. If you could please provide feedback by 24/04/2026 this will be much appreciated. https://forms.office.com/e/dDVq4KKaJJ To Access the EOI Invite Document which is the current version of the Scope which will provide further details on the requirement, please contact ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk, referencing DDaT26203 - Acas27467 - Procurement of a Power Platform Service Provider pre market engagement so that we can issue you the Document. Within the EOI Invite Document it details the indicative timelines for the procurement process. Please note that the route to market is undecided at this moment in time. It is hoped that through this pre market engagement this will help inform this.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 033563-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 036743-2026

About the buyer

  1. Provision of Housing Market Sales & Rental Data

    Home OfficeUK-wideIT services and software, Marketing and communications

    Closing soon8 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £540kestimated
  2. Digital Consent and Sharing Decision Making Solution

    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon8 hours left

    £135kestimated
  3. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon20 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  4. SONI087 IT Systems Implementation & Managed Services

    SONI LtdUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon20 hours leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £18mframework ceiling
  5. Design Consultancy Framework

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustSouth EastManagement consultancy, IT services and software

    Closing soon20 hours leftExpress interest11 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.5mframework ceiling

From notice 033563-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 April 2026, last updated 22 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.