Official UK procurement notice
MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT · British Telecommunications Plc for Radius Housing Association (Jul 2026)
Authority: Radius Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority wish to procure Microsoft Enterprise licences from a suitably qualified entity. Licences must be provided in line with Document 02 - Specification of Requirements.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The contract will be procured in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23). This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their Conditions of Participation, and their quality and cost (Award Stage) offer. The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender after the assessment of this initial stage. The Contracting Authority reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender according to the award criteria to enter dialogue and due diligence exercises with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract. Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time.
CPV: IT software package · License management software development services · License management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£840,000
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 (2)
- Cost Criteria 1- Current Licences: 90%
- Cost Criteria 2- Additional Licences: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost Criteria 1- Current Licences
- Cost Criteria 2- Additional Licences
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
RAD200- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065219- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a7Find a Tender
- How it runs
The contract will be procured in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23).
This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their Conditions of Participation, and their quality and cost (Award Stage) offer. The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender after the assessment of this initial stage. The Contracting Authority reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender according to the award criteria to enter dialogue and due diligence exercises with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract.
Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published44 days ago7 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST
- Standstill ends35 days ago16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 14:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 15:05 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Telecommunications Plc1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with The Contracting Authorities reserving the option to exercise up to one (1) contractual extensions of 12 months (3+1). The Contracting Authority reserve the right to offer longer extensions but the total of these will not exceed 12 months and the maximum contract duration shall be 4 years. | £750,000 | 4 Sept 2026standstill to 16 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender