Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
05747339
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Contact person: Chris Hallahan
Telephone: +44 2081482444
E-mail: procurement@jisc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.jisc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/95517
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Access and Password Management solutions
Reference number: Proc2822
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48760000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Please note this is a Market Consultation Document ONLY, not a procurement exercise, and Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is not seeking tenders at this stage.
We are a membership organization, providing digital solutions for UK education and research. Our group purchasing scheme offers a transparent, equitable, and cost-effective opportunity for our members to acquire solutions for Access Management and Password Management Solutions tools.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48761000
48780000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please note this is a Market Consultation Document ONLY, not a procurement exercise, and Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is not seeking tenders at this stage.
We are a membership organization, providing digital solutions for UK education and research. Our group purchasing scheme offers a transparent, equitable, and cost-effective opportunity for our members to acquire solutions for Access Management and Password Management Solutions tools.
These solutions should support UK further and higher education, and research institutions, in improving security, simplifying user experience, and enhancing operational efficiency.
The procurement will focus on solutions that:
- Offer seamless integration with institutional IT systems.
- Support multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO).
- Provide secure and efficient password management functionality, including self-service options for end-users.
- Align with Jisc’s digital transformation strategy and cybersecurity objectives.
II.2.14) Additional information
Interested parties should respond using the contact email to express interest, and are free to provide links, case studies, indicative pricing and any other materials that provides Jisc with an insight into your solution(s).
Jisc will use any information obtained as a result of this PIN to determine the procurement strategy used to deliver the service described.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/04/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Regard Section 1.3, please note that there is no document to respond to at this stage (this is standard language that is used in the eForm that cannot be amended).
Interested parties are encouraged to respond as soon as they are able; this is not a tendering exercise and we are not looking for formal proposals at this stage.
We also have no fixed date for when any future arrangement might become live, though every effort will be made to conduct any future procurement with pace.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/01/2025