Microsoft Academic Licencing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£228,400published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3-Year contract for the provision of Microsoft academic licenses for school's buying into the shared service supplying access to Microsoft academic licensing and for Education support services at Rochdale Borough Council.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Microsoft academic licenses for school's buying into the shared service…Awarded

Provision of Microsoft academic licenses for school's buying into the shared service supplying access to Microsoft academic licensing and for Education support services at Rochdale Borough Council.

3-Year Contract.

Delivery: North West · Rochdale Area - Microsoft Academic Licencing

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

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: 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: 15 Jul 2025, 10:49 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2025, 10:49 BST
Authority reference: STAR UID 14903
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-039852
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055f23 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Phoenix are a reseller of Microsoft Licencing Products - niche market.

Publisher note: Contract duration: 1st June 2025 - 31st May 2028

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £228,4001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Phoenix Software Ltd	£228,400 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 039852-2025-STAR UID 14903-1 · Phoenix Software Ltd
Signed
15 Jul 2025
Value
£228,400
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rochdale Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Number One Riverside, Rochdale, North West, OL161XUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

STAR ProcurementReview body Manchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Phoenix Software LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02548628 York, North West, YO42 1NS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.