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Schools Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement

Newcastle City Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 14:55

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Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council is seeking a single supplier to replace and renew its Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions licensing agreement for schools. The requirement is for Microsoft enterprise software licensing, rather than a general IT consultancy or software development service. The agreement covers the Council’s schools and is intended to continue their access to Microsoft products under a replacement arrangement. Delivery is in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Council is the buyer, and the procurement is a further competition through a Crown Commercial Service framework. A supplier would need to provide the licensing agreement and manage the arrangement as the sole awarded vendor.

The buyer invited offers through a restricted procedure, run as a further competition under framework RM6068, Lot 3. The stated tender submission deadline was 19 November 2026 at 12:00 noon UTC. Offers could be submitted electronically or in writing, in English. The contract period is 360 days, with no renewal or additional purchase options indicated. The requirement is grouped as one lot and is intended to be awarded to a single vendor. The published information gives no estimated contract value or evaluation weighting. The process has reached tender; the available contracting information does not record a cancellation or withdrawal.

This opportunity is suited to an authorised Microsoft licensing provider or reseller with the commercial and operational capacity to supply education-sector Microsoft enterprise licences to schools in Newcastle upon Tyne. Suppliers should be able to take over or replace an existing Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions agreement and support a single-vendor arrangement for the Council. Experience managing education licensing, coordinating licence coverage across multiple schools, and handling renewals would be relevant to delivering the stated requirement. The procurement is a further competition under an existing framework, so suppliers would need to be positioned to compete through the relevant framework lot. No specific technical certifications, staffing qualifications or minimum experience thresholds are stated in the contracting information.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Schools Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement

Notice Description

Newcastle City Council (NCC) is seeking the renewal of its current Microsoft Licencing Agreement for schools. NCC is seeking a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement. Further competition will run via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3, via the OPEN tendering portal.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Newcastle City Council (NCC) is seeking to renew its current Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) Agreement. NCC is seeking a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement. Further competition will run via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3, via the OPEN tendering platform, where further information can be found.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07905a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101112-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
19 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Further Information

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