Official UK procurement notice
EA Microsoft licensing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bassetlaw District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of the councils Enterprise Agreement that contains all Microsoft licencing utilised by the Council. This is the core software and digital services relied on by the Council for day to day function.
CPV: Software-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal of the councils Enterprise Agreement that contains all Microsoft licencing…Awarded
Renewal of the councils Enterprise Agreement that contains all Microsoft licencing utilised by the Council.This is the core software and digital services relied on by the Council for day to day function.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2024, 18:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040478- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b647Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Time constraints as new pricing was due for release and companies were not willing to quote on the licencing renewal until Microsoft released the new prices and they are the primary solution the Council uses. The resellers were all dependant on these figures and this coincided with our requirement for renewal. New prices were released end of October and agreement must be in place before the end of November leading to a short time to comply to keep services available. Price check was done on the Framework prior to direct award (with other supplier(s)) and discussed with the head and director of corporate services to ensure pricing presented was satisfactory and utilising direct award to the preferred supplier to enable an efficient renewal process and ensure business continuity. The consequence of failing to renew in time would have a significant impact in terms of cost and service delivery.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated16 Jul 2025, 11:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | £689,019 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Softcat Plc | £689,019 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040478-2025-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- £689,019
- Status
- active
Contract 036778-2024-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2024
- Value
- £689,019
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- BDC ProcurementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.