Official UK procurement notice
Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) Agreement (RM6098)
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council (NCC) has renewed its current Microsoft A3 Licencing Agreement. NCC has sought a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement.
Further competition ran via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Newcastle City Council (NCC) is renewing its current Microsoft A3 Licencing AgreementAwarded
Newcastle City Council (NCC) is renewing its current Microsoft A3 Licencing Agreement. NCC has sought a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement.
Further competition ran via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Contract Management: 80
- price: 80
- Social Value: 20
Published award criteria (3)
- Contract Management: 80%
- Social Value: 20%
- Price: 80%
- Price carries 80 of 180 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. Quality carries 80 of 180: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 13:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 18:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008680- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e081Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
1 Dec 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline328 days ago1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published268 days ago30 Jan 2026, 18:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 18:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Direct | £103,119 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008680-2026-1 · Insight Direct
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £103,119
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.