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Microsoft EES Campus Agreement

Staffordshire University

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07 Sep 2026 at 14:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Staffordshire procured a Microsoft EES Campus Agreement: a three-year campus-wide software licensing arrangement covering Microsoft software and related information systems. The requirement is categorised as software packages and information systems, with delivery for the university in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The buyer is the University of Staffordshire, an education organisation. The agreement was procured through the Software Licence Resellers Agreement and Consultancy Services Framework operated by SUPC, linking the requirement to specialist public-sector software licensing and reseller services rather than general IT support or hardware supply.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The University of Staffordshire used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, awarding through the SUPC framework. Price was the stated evaluation criterion. Phoenix Software Ltd was selected as supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and has a value of £1,064,000. The underlying requirement was for a three-year Microsoft EES Campus Agreement. The procurement rationale states that the award was compliant under a framework agreement and outside the scope of the relevant directive. The tender is recorded as complete, while the associated lot is recorded as cancelled; the active award and contract identify Phoenix Software Ltd as the selected supplier.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need to provide Microsoft campus licensing through an appropriate public-sector reseller route, with the commercial capability to manage a substantial university-wide software agreement. Relevant strengths would include expertise in Microsoft education licensing, licence entitlement and renewal management, account support for a higher-education customer, and the operational capacity to administer users, institutions or campuses at scale. Experience of framework-based public procurement and pricing-led competitions would also be important, since this award was made through a specialist software licence reseller framework and evaluated on price. Suppliers able to combine compliant public-sector contracting with reliable Microsoft licensing administration would be best placed when this buyer next tests the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Microsoft EES Campus Agreement

Notice Description

The University of Staffordshire has awarded a contract for the provision of an EES Campus Agreement

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Staffordshire has awarded a contract for the provision of a Microsoft EES Campus Agreement for a period of 3 years via the Software Licence Resellers Agreement and Consultancy Services Framework operated by SUPC

Procurement Information

This is compliantly awarded via a Framework Agreement as described in this notice

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3ae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084500-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,064,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Staffordshire University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST4 2DE
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phoenix Software

Further Information

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