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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

This opportunity is for the Contracting Authority who wishes to establish a single-lot, multi-supplier Open 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 • Any Google Cloud Platform commitments or credits permitted under the Jisc-Google Agreement 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.

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.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026.
  5. Register your interest before 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 036662-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 055528-2026

About the buyer

Jisc Services LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

5

Awards

2

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre

    JiscUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours leftExpress interest

    £9.25mestimated
  2. Google Products & Services Reseller Framework Agreement

    Digital Health & Care WalesWalesIT services and software, Telecoms and networks

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £15mframework ceiling
  3. The Provision of Access to Media Monitoring Services

    Cabinet OfficeUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  4. King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services

    The King's TrustUK-wideFinancial services and insurance, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £65kestimated
  5. Furze Down School - Managed IT Services Provision

    Furze Down SchoolUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £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.