Official UK procurement notice
G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupport for Microsoft Products and Services
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 4 is designed for customers to further compete their requirements for Cloud…AwardedPublished value£1,000,000,000
Lot 4 is designed for customers to further compete their requirements for Cloud Support Services to
help them transition to cloud software or hosting services, as per the following categories:
Suppliers must have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities;
Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or
hosting services.
Setup and Migration - the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of
consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars,
document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound
structure and linked components.
Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information,
and protect services against threats.
Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it’s
supposed to do to meet user needs efficiently and reliably.
Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service
delivery.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Feb 2024, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
RM1557.14- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043222- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043b07Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b76ed67-8eb2-4132-81a0-f747d86fea1c 1) Redacted Commercial Agreement 2) List of Successful Suppliers 3) Approved Customer list 4) Transparency Agenda On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. CCS reserved the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score was within 1% of the last position. For Lot 4, 42 suppliers were awarded a place as opposed to the number of 40 places as was originally stated in the Contract Notice that was published on 19/02/2024.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Mar 2024, 15:01 GMT
Timeline
27 Mar 2024 → 25 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline27 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Mar 2024, 15:01 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until14 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2024- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2024, 11:27 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Jun 2025, 14:31 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-02: 1 release · 19 Feb 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | — | — | Awarded |
| See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list | £1,000,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | £1,000,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035104-2025-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 12 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 038131-2024-1 · See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Status
- active
G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 · The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Period
- 28 Apr 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
- Change Crown Commercial Service has decided to extend G-Cloud 14 lot 4 for 6 months from their original end date of 28 April 2026 to 28 October 2026., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The extension will facilitate the procurement of G-Cloud 15. Information regarding G-Cloud 15 will be provided in the near future via the platform and the Upcoming Deals page.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130bids · 130 electronic | 64 | — | £1,317,459 – £2,166,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts Of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplier
- See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listAwarded supplier
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (supplier)Awarded supplierReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria