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Azure Cloud SaaS
Authority: Northumbria University
CPV: Application service providers (72416000)
Published contract value£1,890,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Oct 2028
Awarded to Softcat PLC
Contract starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Northumbria awarded a Contract for provision of comprehensive Azure FinOps (Cloud Financial Operations) and cost optimisation services. The primary goal of this engagement is to improve resource efficiency, reduce cloud expenditure, and establish a sustainable financial management framework for our growing Azure cloud environment.
The scope of the Azure support includes several critical areas of the university's digital ecosystem.
- Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
- Corporate Website & Student Portal
- UNN Integration Platform
- Learning Analytics & MS Fabric
- Research Web Hosting
The Supplier demonstrated proven expertise in Azure FinOps and a strong track record of delivering measurable cost savings for enterprise-level clients.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Other -
- Buyer reference
- BIP1012582678
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- No
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- North East, United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision20 Oct 2025
- Contract starts1 Nov 2025
- Notice published6 Feb 2026
- Contract ends31 Oct 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Northumbria UniversityContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Softcat PLCSupplier
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-71224a7c-a3b7-491a-8f96-e4fb8bbaf4ff-2026-02-06T16:30:04Z
- Published
- 6 Feb 2026
- Latest update
- 6 Feb 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-71224a7c-a3b7-491a-8f96-e4fb8bbaf4ff
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-71224a7c-a3b7-491a-8f96-e4fb8bbaf4ff-1