University of York - IAM - Technical Implementation Partner Services
Planned
Key facts
- Deadline to express interest or request to participate
- Thursday 24 December 2026, 00:00 (UK time)
- Buyer's estimated value
- Not stated The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Contract period
- 1 May 2027 to 30 Apr 2029
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Notice type
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 1 May 2027 to 30 Apr 2029.
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
New to public tenders? Plain-English guide to this page
- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
The University of York is issuing this Pre-Market Engagement (PME) notice so we can engage with the "Certified Okta Consultant" market as defined in our Planned Procurement Notice (PPN) 2026/S 000-095516; and subsequently an Invitation to Tender (ITT).
This PME notice is published to trigger Expressions of Interest (EoI) and to allow for a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to be issued. The prerequisites for receiving the NDA and having a successful EoI are stated in the related PPN.
If you consider yourself to be a "Certified Okta partner with at least "consultant level certification" or higher you are applicable for this PME and to be considered for participation in our subsequent Invitation to Tender (ITT) .
The University will therefore conduct a closed PME, in advance of tendering for a Technical Implementation Partner (TIP) to implement its new Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, Okta.
Okta has already been determined through a separate procurement exercise. The proposed PME is therefore focused on the implementation of the platform, including the scope of implementation services including configuration and integration, delivery approach, resourcing, timescales and commercial model. The University is seeking to engage with organisations with the prescribed OKTA experience shown in the attachment to the PPN and accreditation for delivering enterprise IAM implementations, particularly within complex UK or EU higher education or similar public sector environments. You will be required to evidence this experience and accreditation as part of our PME and ITT which will rapidly follow this notice.
Changes detected
- 16 Oct 2026: Closing date changed from not stated to 24 Dec 2026 00:00