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Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

Student Loans Company

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27 Oct 2026 at 13:29

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Student Loans Company intends to procure a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement covering Microsoft licence subscriptions, cloud enrolment and Microsoft Unified Support. This is an IT services requirement involving software licensing, cloud services and technical support. The buying organisation is the Student Loans Company, a central government body. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The scope combines access to Microsoft products through subscriptions with cloud enrolment and support services under an enterprise agreement, so it is relevant to suppliers working with Microsoft licensing and cloud arrangements, as well as those able to provide or manage Microsoft support.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Student Loans Company has set out its intention to buy, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The planned contract is a single lot, with an estimated value of £14 million excluding VAT (£16.8 million including VAT). The anticipated contract period runs from 1 June 2028 to 31 May 2031. The buyer expects to publish a further notice on 20 January 2028; this is an indicative date, not a deadline for suppliers to respond. The planned procurement is for services. No procedure or evaluation approach is set out at this stage.

This requirement is most relevant to suppliers with established experience in Microsoft enterprise licensing, subscription management, cloud enrolment and Microsoft Unified Support. Suppliers able to bring these services together for a central government customer are likely to be well placed to prepare, including businesses with the capacity to manage a substantial, multi-year agreement. The single-lot structure indicates that the buyer is planning one combined requirement rather than separate competitions for licensing, cloud enrolment and support. Small and medium-sized businesses are identified as suitable for the requirement, so SMEs with the necessary Microsoft expertise and delivery capacity may also find it relevant. The stated scope gives prospective suppliers a basis for assessing whether their Microsoft partnerships, service capability and support arrangements fit the buyer’s intended purchase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

Notice Description

The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is for Licence Subscription, Cloud enrolment and Microsoft Unified Support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07913d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101558-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£14,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Jan 20282 years to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2028 - 1 Jun 2031 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Student Loans Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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