Microsoft E5 Licensing

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    "description": "Sandwell Council will require Microsoft E5 Licences.  E5 is recognised across the public sector as being the preferred level of licensing where cyber security resilience is seen as being important.\nThe higher level E5 licensing includes tools for increased protection of the council's business applications and data.\nPlease note that this is a UK1 Pipeline Notice. This is not a PIN or call for pre-market engagement/competition. As this is a pipeline notice, there is not guarantee that a tender opportunity will result from this. Should a tender opportunity materialise, further notices will be published in relation to this.\nThe information in this UK1 Pipeline Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Please do not contact the DIO contracting authority regarding this UK1 Pipeline Notice. Further details will be provided in a future tender notice if the opportunity progresses.\n(PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A LIVE TENDER OPPORTUNITY)",
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