Official UK procurement notice
Microsoft Licences · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Believe Housing Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is for a provision of Microsoft Licences
CPV: License management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Purchase of Microsoft LicencesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
Purchase of Microsoft Licences. Additional information: 10% social value
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)
- Quality Questions: 45%
- price: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 45
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 90 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 25 Jul 2022, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2023, 14:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
believe-2022 255- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009166- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03557eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Clarification deadline 5th September, Submission deadline 12th September. Evaluation delayed until October 12th. At which point the scores were input and checked over, and the ITA letters were issued 27th October, followed by a standstill and the formal award letters on 8th November. No challenges were received
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Timeline
1 Sept 2022 → 29 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published29 Mar 2023, 14:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Mar 2023, 14:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultima Business Solutions Ltd | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Microsoft Licences · Ultima Business Solutions Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- believe housingReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ultima Business SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.