Microsoft Unified Enterprise support

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£323,314published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Microsoft Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enhanced support of the existing support suite of Microsoft products.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: 23 Feb 2026, 11:28 GMT
Last source update: 23 Feb 2026, 11:28 GMT
Authority reference: US_26149
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-015993
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0659f4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Framework Call off

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £323,3141 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Microsoft Ltd	£323,314 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015993-2026-1 · Microsoft Ltd
Signed
9 Feb 2026
Value
£323,314
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 00998560 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Microsoft LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01624297 Reading, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.