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 # Contacting the team
 
-The generic email address for the team is
-[devops@uis.cam.ac.uk](mailto:devops@uis.cam.ac.uk). We have some
-service-specific contact addresses which should be used when contacting us about
-the corresponding service:
+First contact should **almost always** be made through the UIS service desk.
+Their contact details are available on a [UIS Intranet
+page](https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/UIS_Staff_Intranet/SitePages/Incident-management-process.aspx).
+If you are not a member of UIS, we re-publish the details below but note that
+the intranet site is canonical:
+
+* **To log an incident** contact
+    [servicedesk@uis.cam.ac.uk](mailto:servicedesk@uis.cam.ac.uk).
+* **To escalate a ticket or contact the Service Desk Manager** contact
+    [servicedeskmanager@uis.cam.ac.uk](mailto:servicedeskmanager@uis.cam.ac.uk).
+
+!!! tip
+
+    If you are a DevOps member wishing to give the service desk a "heads up",
+    the correct contact is
+    [servicedeskmanager@uis.cam.ac.uk](mailto:servicedeskmanager@uis.cam.ac.uk).
+
+The remaining contact details should ordinarily only be used by the service desk
+when escalating an incident. _Please do not attempt to circumvent the process by
+emailing us directly._
+
+We have some service-specific contact addresses which should be used when
+contacting us about the corresponding service:
 
 * GitLab support requests should be [raised as an
     issue](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/devhub/docs/issues) on
@@ -30,3 +49,6 @@ the corresponding service:
 
 You can send us GPG encrypted files or email by using our [GPG public
 keys](./public-keys.md).
+
+The generic email address for the team is
+[devops@uis.cam.ac.uk](mailto:devops@uis.cam.ac.uk).