Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A new SCE agreement with Microsoft. This will be a drawdown contract, with monthly billing based on usage. Includes core Azure services and AVS (Azure VMware Solution) costs.

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
Authority reference: CONT0463
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-045733
Classification (CPV): Information technology services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058085 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliantly direct awarded via CCS G-Cloud Framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£2,100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 045733-2025-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
1 Aug 2025
Value
£2,100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety St Johns, Leicester, East Midlands, LE192BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Buckinghamshire, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.