Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Microsoft Licenses
Notice Description
This contract award relates to the renewal of Microsoft licensing under the Microsoft Education Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme through the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) / Jisc Chest Framework, Lot 1. A desktop-calculator evaluation was undertaken in accordance with the framework rules, which ranked Phoenix Software Ltd as the first-placed supplier. Internal governance approval was granted to proceed with a direct award call-off to Phoenix Software Ltd.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Microsoft licensing and associated services under the Education Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme, including M365, security, infrastructure, and productivity applications. The call-off is placed under the SUPC/Jisc National Framework for Software Licence Resellers (SLRA), Lot 1 - Microsoft EES. The framework's desktop calculator mechanism identified Phoenix Software Ltd as ranked supplier number 1 and therefore eligible for direct award. Additional information: 36-month agreement with no extension option.
Procurement Information
This award has been made under the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) delivered via Jisc Chest, which is a framework agreement established in full compliance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under Regulation 33, contracting authorities may award call-off contracts without the need for a new contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender Service, provided the framework was itself tendered in accordance with the Regulations. The framework specifies permissible award procedures, including the use of a desktop calculator ranking methodology to determine the highest-ranked supplier for direct award. The Trust followed this prescribed mechanism, which identified Phoenix Software Ltd as the first-ranked supplier. As the framework already set out the terms governing this award method, and the competitive process had been undertaken when the framework was established, no further publication or competition was required. Therefore, the award of this call-off contract without prior publication is lawful under PCR 2015 Regulation 33, as the procurement is conducted wholly within the scope of an existing, valid framework agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064912
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010537-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £394,928 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Gaminder Mahil
- Contact Email
- gaminder.mahil@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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Sutton Trinity
- Westminster Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
Further Information
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