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title: "Enterprise Subscription Agreement (ESA)"
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# Enterprise Subscription Agreement (ESA)

Buyer: MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-05a7b110-756d-472d-919f-ee2ef1b7cf70

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) recently completed a procurement process for an Enterprise Subscription Agreement (ESA), classified under subscription services. The procurement method was a direct approach, specifically a single tender action due to its low threshold. The contract, valued at £11,939, was awarded to SoftwareOne Uk Ltd and is active from 4th March 2021 until 10th March 2021. This procurement process took place in the South East of England, with the relevant tender period closing on 3rd March 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in cloud services and software subscriptions, to expand their engagement with public sector contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to consider their suitability for similar contracts. The incumbency of SoftwareOne as the awarded supplier highlights a competitive landscape that may welcome new entrants aiming to deliver innovative solutions in the subscription service sector.

## Notice

MCA currently has an Enterprise Subscription Agreement (ESA) with Comparex (now Software One). This entitles and enable us to add licenses for desktop and server applications. The ESA also allows us to credit our azure subscription with a financial commitment for Azure hosted services. The advice from Microsoft was to under allocate these credits and top up when needed. We are moving services over to the Azure cloud platform as part of the I&T Cloud first strategy in line with the DfT Digital Strategy. We can only purchase these credits from the above supplier as they are the incumbent provider under our current ESA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5fcebf-4203-429a-9532-f872dfcac553 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 4 Mar 2021 - 10 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,939 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £11,939 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MCA - MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO15 1GH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Banister & Polygon |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOFTWAREONE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 28 Jul 2021 at 12:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5fcebf-4203-429a-9532-f872dfcac553

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5fcebf-4203-429a-9532-f872dfcac553
  28th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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