Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Microsoft Licenses
Notice Description
ATT are procuring the renewal of our Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement under the Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme. This includes Microsoft 365 licences and associated products for Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), covering its 22 academies and central office. The licences will be assigned to our single Microsoft 365 tenant. The licenses and quantities on our EES agreement are: Item Name Quantity Ordered Defender Endpoint P1 4575 M365 A3 1980 M365 A3 Student Use Benefit 16000 M365 A5 SU M365 A3 22 M365 Apps Enterprise Devices Add-on 17800 Planner & Project P3 5 Power BI Pro 188 SQL CAL 10 SQL Server Standard 2 Teams Rooms Pro 3 Win Remote Desktop Services CAL 152 Win Server DC Core 2 352 Win Server Standard 2 428 The procurement is being carried out through the SUPC SLRA Lot 1 Microsoft & Associated Services via the Chest Microsoft EES Education Qualified User Agreement. A direct award will be conducted via the desktop calculator which based on 90% price and 10% relationship management, product knowledge and added value. This led to Phoenix Software Ltd being the number one ranked supplier. The price provided ex VAT is PS394,928.64 over the total contract duration of 3 years.
Procurement Information
The direct award approach is necessary because ATT's current Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement expires on 28/02/2026. Running a full competitive process within the remaining timeframe would risk service disruption and loss of access to critical Microsoft 365 services across 22 academies and the central office. These services underpin teaching, learning, and operational continuity. To mitigate this, ATT used the SUPC SLRA Lot 1 framework and applied the desktop calculator methodology (90% price, 10% relationship management, product knowledge, and added value) to identify the most economically advantageous supplier. Phoenix Software Ltd ranked first, ensuring best value and compliance within the time constraints.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fd03
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086025-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72268000 - Software supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £394,928 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@attrust.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUTTON COLDFIELD
- Postcode
- B73 6AZ
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Sutton Trinity
- Westminster Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086025-2025
23rd December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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