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title: "Microsoft Software VAR 26-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032d53"
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buyer: "NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY"
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# Microsoft Software VAR 26-27

Buyer: NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032d53

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## Summary

The recent procurement process for the "Microsoft Software VAR 26-27" contract was managed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), a public sector body focused on environmental protection. This tender, classified under the CPV code 48000000, concerns the provision of Microsoft Enterprise Software Licences within the UK. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, and the process has now reached the award stage. The contract was signed on 29th May 2026, with Softcat PLC being the successful supplier. This aligns with the quick completion timeline established by the NDA, beginning from the tender's announcement.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software package and information systems, particularly those capable of supplying Microsoft products and services. Companies that focus on enterprise software solutions, cloud computing, or IT support services will find a fitting opportunity in this agreement, especially if they are accustomed to working under government framework agreements. This contract not only promises substantial business growth but also aligns suppliers with a prominent public sector body concerned with substantial environmental and technological transformations. Additionally, this provides an ongoing opportunity for SMEs in the IT sector to collaborate with major suppliers like Softcat PLC, fostering innovation and increasing market reach.

## Notice

Microsoft Enterprise Software Licences

### Lot Information

Technology Products and Associated Services 2

This Lot is for holding purposes only. The structure of the arrangement has not been determined and will be developed with stakeholders and market engagement prior to the publication of any subsequent award notice. Additional information: To Be Confirmed

Hardware and Software and Associated Services

Direct Award under CCS Framework

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Hardware

Lot 2 includes the provision of technology hardware and associated services. A framework contract has been awarded to 34 bidders for Lot 2. Additionally, CCS reserved the right to award to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position of the lot.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Software

Lot 3 includes commercial off the shelf software. A framework contract has been awarded to 43 bidders for Lot 3. Additionally, CCS reserved the right to award to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position of the lot.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Information Assured Products

Lot 4 covers the provision of any combination of hardware, software and associated services above Official (Secret and Top Secret) UK Government Security Classifications. A framework contract was awarded to 15 bidders for Lot 4.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Health and Social Care Technology

Lot 5 covers the provision of hardware and software and associated services specifically within the health and social care sector. A framework contract was awarded to 34 bidders for Lot 5.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Education Technology

Lot 6 covers the provision of hardware and software and associated services specifically within the education sector. A framework contract was awarded to 50 bidders for Lot 6.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Sustainability and Circular IT

Lot 7 covers the provision of technology product recycling services and repurposed or refurbished technology hardware. A framework contract was awarded to 39 bidders for Lot 7.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Technology Catalogue

Lot 8 covers the provision of a range of fixed price standard off the shelf (non configured) Hardware, Software and Services (the catalogue content). A framework contract was awarded to 157 bidders for Lot 8.

Renewal: The initial duration of the framework is 30 months, with the option to extend for a further 18 months. CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055146-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | £12,000,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,112,956,913 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled, Planned |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE; CYNGOR SIR CEREDIGION COUNTY COUNCIL; EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL; HULL CITY COUNCIL; NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY; SELLAFIELD LIMITED; THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE; WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Kirkley & Pakefield |
| Westminster constituency | Lowestoft |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD61 Warrington, TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of, TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire, TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | BECHTLE; BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY T/A; COMPUTACENTER (UK; PHOENIX SOFTWARE; PROBRAND; SEE CONTRACTS FINDER NOTICE FOR FULL SUPPLIER LIST; SOFTCAT; SOFTCAT PLC (MAIN ACCOUNT; STONE TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 30124000 - Parts and accessories of office machines
- 30160000 - Magnetic cards
- 30192110 - Ink products
- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
- 30213000 - Personal computers
- 30213200 - Tablet computer
- 30213300 - Desktop computer
- 30215000 - Microcomputer hardware
- 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
- 30231000 - Computer screens and consoles
- 30232000 - Peripheral equipment
- 30233000 - Media storage and reader devices
- 30234000 - Storage media
- 30236000 - Miscellaneous computer equipment
- 30237000 - Parts, accessories and supplies for computers
- 30237300 - Computer supplies
- 30237475 - Electric sensors
- 31154000 - Uninterruptible power supplies
- 31156000 - Interruptible power supplies
- 31158000 - Chargers
- 31158100 - Battery chargers
- 31300000 - Insulated wire and cable
- 31440000 - Batteries
- 31712116 - Microprocessors
- 32230000 - Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
- 32231000 - Closed-circuit television apparatus
- 32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
- 32233000 - Radio-frequency booster stations
- 32234000 - Closed-circuit television cameras
- 32235000 - Closed-circuit surveillance system
- 32236000 - Radio telephones
- 32237000 - Walkie-talkies
- 32250000 - Mobile telephones
- 32260000 - Data-transmission equipment
- 32270000 - Digital transmission apparatus
- 32400000 - Networks
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32421000 - Network cabling
- 32422000 - Network components
- 32423000 - Network hubs
- 32424000 - Network infrastructure
- 32425000 - Network operating system
- 32427000 - Network system
- 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment
- 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
- 33191000 - Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices
- 34711200 - Non-piloted aircraft
- 35125100 - Sensors
- 35125110 - Biometric sensors
- 35500000 - Warships and associated parts
- 35700000 - Military electronic systems
- 35710000 - Command, control, communication and computer systems
- 35712000 - Tactical command, control and communication systems
- 38650000 - Photographic equipment
- 42914000 - Recycling equipment
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
- 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
- 50312000 - Maintenance and repair of computer equipment
- 50312100 - Maintenance and repair of mainframe computers
- 50312110 - Maintenance of mainframe computers
- 50312200 - Maintenance and repair of minicomputers
- 50312210 - Maintenance of minicomputers
- 50312220 - Repair of minicomputers
- 50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
- 50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment
- 50312320 - Repair of data network equipment
- 50312400 - Maintenance and repair of microcomputers
- 50312410 - Maintenance of microcomputers
- 50312420 - Repair of microcomputers
- 50320000 - Repair and maintenance services of personal computers
- 50321000 - Repair services of personal computers
- 50323000 - Maintenance and repair of computer peripherals
- 50323100 - Maintenance of computer peripherals
- 50323200 - Repair of computer peripherals
- 50324000 - Support services of personal computers
- 50324100 - System maintenance services
- 50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
- 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
- 50331000 - Repair and maintenance services of telecommunications lines
- 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
- 50333000 - Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment
- 50340000 - Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
- 50342000 - Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment
- 50343000 - Repair and maintenance services of video equipment
- 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
- 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
- 51600000 - Installation services of computers and office equipment
- 51611000 - Installation services of computers
- 51611100 - Hardware installation services
- 51612000 - Installation services of information-processing equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services
- 72140000 - Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212732 - Data security software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72224100 - System implementation planning services
- 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
- 72252000 - Computer archiving services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 72267200 - Repair of information technology software
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 72510000 - Computer-related management services
- 72511000 - Network management software services
- 72512000 - Document management services
- 72513000 - Office automation services
- 72540000 - Computer upgrade services
- 72541000 - Computer expansion services
- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services
- 72591000 - Development of service level agreements
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
- 72610000 - Computer support services
- 72611000 - Technical computer support services
- 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
- 72810000 - Computer audit services
- 72820000 - Computer testing services
- 72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
- 72910000 - Computer back-up services
- 72920000 - Computer catalogue conversion services
- 79121100 - Software copyright consultancy services
- 80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training services
- 80533100 - Computer training services
- 80533200 - Computer courses

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2026 at 11:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055146-2026
- 10 Jun 2026 at 17:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054948-2026
- 30 Mar 2026 at 13:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029170-2026
- 13 Mar 2026 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022925-2026
- 6 Feb 2026 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010837-2026
- 15 Jan 2026 at 14:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003539-2026
- 4 Dec 2025 at 12:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079702-2025
- 11 Sep 2025 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055849-2025
- 18 Aug 2025 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049578-2025
- 26 Jun 2025 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035337-2025
- 17 Mar 2025 at 12:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009628-2025
- 28 Feb 2025 at 16:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007574-2025
- 18 Feb 2025 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005594-2025
- 24 Dec 2024 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041536-2024
- 7 Nov 2023 at 16:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032956-2023
- 21 Mar 2023 at 12:14 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008141-2023
- 3 Mar 2023 at 16:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006360-2023
- 13 Apr 2022 at 13:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009910-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bt.com
- http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk
- http://www.northumbria.ac.uk
- http://www.phoenixs.co.uk
- http://www.softcat.com
- https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103298
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102
- https://www.cefas.co.uk/
- https://www.computacenter.com/uk/public-sector
- https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
- https://www.eastriding.gov.uk
- https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.hull.gov.uk/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491
- https://www.softcat.com
- https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/

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