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Published 7 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Azure Cloud SaaS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 20 Oct 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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.

CPV: Application service providers

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East · NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
Last source update: 7 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
Authority reference: T24/0091
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011195
Classification (CPV): Application service providers
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064ab4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework

Publisher note: This procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1012582678 GO Reference: GO-202626-PRO-34567769

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Azure Cloud SaaS
Signed
20 Oct 2025
Value
£1,890,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumbria University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation PNBP-4638-XHJP Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8STContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of Northumbria at NewcastleReview body Newcastle Upon TyneContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PLCFramework contractor02174990 Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, North East, SL7 1LWContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.