Microsoft Licensing Direct Award

Official notice

Authority: The Sheffield College (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£750,000published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Phoenix Software Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Microsoft Campus and office licensing for all campuses at the Sheffield College for the next 3 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 May 2026, 10:49 BST
Last source update: 7 May 2026, 10:49 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-041798
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069310 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Lowest pricing on Lot 1 CPC framework.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026

Transparency notice published
7 May 2026, 10:49 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £750,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Phoenix Software Ltd11 May 2026 – 31 May 2029	£750,000 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Sheffield College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMNY-8335-DYMJ Granville Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 2RLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Phoenix Software LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02548628 York Rd, Pocklington, Yorkshire & Humber, YO42 1NSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 May 2026, 10:49 BST