Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 3 Jul 2025, 10:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Microsoft Azure Hosting · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£6,105,243published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Computacenter

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an agreement for the provision of Microsoft Azure Hosting Services.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is an agreement for the provision of Microsoft Azure Hosting ServicesAwarded

This is an agreement for the provision of Microsoft Azure Hosting Services.

This is an essential service that provides Digital healthcare systems nationally, for example HEPMA, CHI, NIP. Within NSS, Azure is used to host the Nationally Accessed Cloud based system, which is in use across NHS Scotland.

This is a renewal of our agreement with Microsoft to host these and other systems within the Azure Cloud.

Delivery: Scotland

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: 3 Jul 2025, 10:49 BST
Last source update: 3 Jul 2025, 10:49 BST
Authority reference: NP600325
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-037036
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05581f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call off contract from the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:803193)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,105,2431 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Computacenter	£6,105,243 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037036-2025-1 · Computacenter
Signed
1 Jul 2025
Value
£6,105,243
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ComputacenterAwarded supplier Haston House, 2 Redheughs Rigg,, South Gyle, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 9DQContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.