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Preliminary Market Engagement for Device Capabilities at USW
University of South Wales · Education
In brief
University of South Wales 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 estimated value is £1,200,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 July 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 59 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The university has made significant progress towards a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution, utilising Microsoft Intune. Macs are out of scope as they are not yet managed by Intune, however this scope could change in future years as Microsoft's technology updates. We run a corporately managed windows devices, along with BYOD for Android and iPhones. We would be looking to move into managed corporate Androids and iOS using Intune. The university is going through a significant phase of our digital strategy that requires significant growth in Application Streaming mixed with Desktop as a Service (DaaS). We need to grow our capabilities and are looking for suppliers to help us with this…Read the full description
The university has made significant progress towards a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution, utilising Microsoft Intune. Macs are out of scope as they are not yet managed by Intune, however this scope could change in future years as Microsoft's technology updates. We run a corporately managed windows devices, along with BYOD for Android and iPhones. We would be looking to move into managed corporate Androids and iOS using Intune. The university is going through a significant phase of our digital strategy that requires significant growth in Application Streaming mixed with Desktop as a Service (DaaS). We need to grow our capabilities and are looking for suppliers to help us with this maturity. We also have an interest in utilising Chromebooks in the future and would want to ensure these are linked into Intune and the compliance configuration. We enforce "Compliant devices" within a subset of our users for Cyber Essentials, however, plan to move the entire staff base over to this configuration within the next few years.
Please find a link to the portal below for access to the preliminary market engagement questionnaire.
https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/82528870019B0D927823
We are keen to receive information on the following capabilities:
a) Intune: Endpoint management
b) Application: Management / Packaging
c) Virtualisation: Application Streaming / DaaS / VDI
Please specify in the answer to the first question which of these capabilities you cover, we welcome submissions for a single one of these capabilities. Please indicate in all your answers which capabilities are being covered. Labelling answers as appropriate: (a) Intune, (b) application, (c) virtualisation, (d) all
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.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 082088-2025
About the buyer
University of South WalesLast 12 months
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From notice 082088-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.