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title: "Microsoft O365 Licences and Storage"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e06"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Education Scotland"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Microsoft O365 Licences and Storage

Buyer: Education Scotland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e06

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## Summary

Education Scotland, acting on behalf of Scottish Ministers, procured Microsoft 365 licences and cloud storage. This is a software licensing and cloud storage supply requirement, rather than a software development or implementation project. The requirement is presented as a single package covering Microsoft O365 licences and storage, with additional storage available as an option. Education Scotland is based in Livingston, and the procurement data gives the delivery location as the United Kingdom. The requirement sits within the wider technology products and associated services framework, but the purchase itself is specifically for Microsoft licensing and storage. Suppliers focused on Microsoft licensing, cloud storage provision or the distribution of these products are the closest fit.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026, with a contract value of £1,013,943. The tender used a limited procedure: a mini-competition under the Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework, without a separately published call for competition. It was structured as one lot. Evaluation weighted price at 80%, with contract management and social value each weighted at 10%. The awarded contract is active. The lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, although the award and contract are recorded as active; the award and signed contract establish the procurement outcome. The purchase included an option to buy 200 units of 10 TB Microsoft cloud storage in each of contract years two and three.

This award shows Education Scotland buying Microsoft 365 licences and cloud storage through a mini-competition on the Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework. Suppliers seeking comparable work with this buyer would need access to the relevant framework and the ability to supply Microsoft licences and cloud storage as a combined package. The evaluation gave price the dominant weighting, so competitive pricing would be important, alongside credible contract management and a demonstrable social value offer. The selected supplier was a large business, while the two recorded bids came from non-SMEs; this indicates competition in this procurement was among larger suppliers, but does not establish a formal size restriction. Suppliers should be equipped to support an ongoing licensing and storage requirement, including optional additional cloud capacity.

## Notice

Provision of Microsoft O365 Licences and Storage by Education Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Microsoft O365 Licences and Storage by Education Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers

Options: Optional purchase of 200 x 10 TB Microsoft Cloud Storage in Year 2 and 3 of contract.

### Procurement Information

Mini competition under the 'Technology Products and Associated Services 2' GCA framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092561-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,013,943 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Education Scotland |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6GA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 16:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092561-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844424
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11402

## Provenance

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