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title: "Microsoft EA Renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0787d5"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# Microsoft EA Renewal

Buyer: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787d5

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## Summary

Northern Gas Networks Limited is procuring the renewal of its Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, covering enterprise software licences and cloud services for its operational and corporate environments. The package includes Microsoft 365 E5 and F3 subscriptions, Copilot licences, security and compliance tools, Azure-related services, enhanced storage, and associated software support and licence management. The arrangement is intended to maintain productivity, collaboration, security, identity management and cloud services across the business. It is a software supply service (CPV 72268000), delivered across Northern Gas Networks’ operating area in North East and Yorkshire, including Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. The contract is for the buyer’s own use under a group enterprise agreement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to SoftwareOne UK Limited. The award is recorded as pending; the planned contract signature date is 15 October 2026. The contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2031. The estimated award value is £3,783,541.40 excluding VAT, or £4,540,249.68 including VAT. The requirement is a single lot. Northern Gas Networks used a direct award under its participation in the CK Hutchison Group Microsoft Enterprise Agreement: SoftwareOne Hong Kong is identified as the sole authorised reseller for the relevant licences and services, so the buyer could not appoint an alternative supplier. The award was justified by exclusive rights and technical reasons. No separate quality or price evaluation criteria are stated.

This award shows recurring demand at Northern Gas Networks for a broad, integrated Microsoft licensing and cloud-services package, rather than isolated software purchases. A credible supplier for a future equivalent requirement would need to supply enterprise Microsoft subscriptions, including Microsoft 365, Copilot and Azure-related services, alongside security, compliance and storage capabilities. Support and licence management are part of the requirement, as is continuity across operational and corporate environments. The procurement route is a material commercial constraint: this purchase was made through the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement, with the reseller authority tied to that arrangement. Suppliers without the relevant contractual rights would not be able to provide the same requirement through this route. The scope indicates capacity to manage a multi-year, business-wide software service.

## Notice

Renewal of Northern Gas Networks' Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) under the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement arrangement. The contract includes the provision of Microsoft enterprise software licences and cloud services, including Microsoft 365 E5 and F3 subscriptions, Microsoft Copilot licences, security and compliance capabilities, Azure-related services, enhanced storage, and associated software support and licence management services. The agreement will be supplied through SoftwareOne Hong Kong as the authorised reseller under the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement and will provide continuity of critical productivity, collaboration, security, identity management and cloud-based services across Northern Gas Networks' operational and corporate environments. Contract term: 5 years. Estimated contract value: PS3,783,541.40.

### Procurement Information

Northern Gas Networks is a participant in the CK Hutchison Group Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. Under the terms of that arrangement, SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited is the sole authorised reseller for Microsoft licensing and associated cloud services available to participating group entities. Northern Gas Networks is required to procure the relevant Microsoft products and services through this mandated route and is unable to appoint an alternative supplier. Accordingly, competition is absent because only SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited has the contractual authority and reseller rights necessary to provide the required licences and services under the Group Enterprise Agreement. The direct award is therefore justified on the basis that only one supplier is capable of supplying the requirement due to exclusive rights and technical reasons.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097144-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,783,541 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED |
| Locality | COLTON LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS15 8TU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Garforth & Swillington |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SoftwareONE UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 15:37 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097144-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097144-2026
  14th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.softwareone.com/en-gb

## Provenance

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