Jisc Google for Education Reseller Framework Agreement
Jisc Services Limited · Local or regional public body
In brief
Jisc Services Limited 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 8 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Key dates
- Express interest by
- 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Questions by
- 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026
This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.
How bids are scored
Quality 60% · Price 40%
Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.
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).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work.
Conditions
- Suppliers pay a fee of 3.5% of the value of work won through this framework.
What the notice says
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
- Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026.
- Register your interest before 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 036662-2026
- Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 055528-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
5Awards
2Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £9.25mestimated
- £15mframework ceiling
- £40kestimated
- £65kestimated
- £400kestimated
From notice 036662-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 April 2026, last updated 12 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.