Microsoft EES Licenses · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£1,905,289published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Microsoft licenses for Office and other business modules. These licenses are required for UoS to utilise Microsoft 365 and its related business products for staff and students,

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Extensions: One optional extension of 12 months

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: Goods
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: 22 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST
Last source update: 22 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST
Authority reference: US_25110
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-068983
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d072 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Mini-competition using the SUPC SLRA Framework agreement

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,905,2891 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£1,905,289 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 068983-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
14 Jul 2026
Value
£1,905,289
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Marlow, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.