Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 31 Mar 2026, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Microsoft Unified Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kirklees Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE44)

Awarded value£403,629published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Microsoft Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support across all Microsoft products providing problem resolution services and reactive and preventative support.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 31 Mar 2026, 10:26 BST
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 08:37 BST
Authority reference: KMCIT-312
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-029468
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE44)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0678a8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: N/A

Notice history

1 release on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextIV.1.1) Type of procedure · IV.1	Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below: The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons	Awarded via G-Cloud 14 Framework for a 3 year contract period.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £403,6291 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Microsoft Ltd	£403,629 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029468-2026-1 · Microsoft Ltd
Signed
23 Mar 2026
Value
£403,629
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

Contracting authorityLocal Council The Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD12TAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England & WalesReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Microsoft LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01624297 The Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Reading, Yorkshire & Humber, RG6 1WGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.