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title: "Microsoft Licensing Solutions Partner Services"
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# Microsoft Licensing Solutions Partner Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-licensing-solutions-partner-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059a68). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Health and Care Professions Council: "Microsoft Licensing Solutions Partner Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Health and Care Professions Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-health-and-care-professions-council-GB-PPON-PZRM-1794-HRGR)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** License management software package
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-licensing-solutions-partner-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059a68#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059a68`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-licensing-solutions-partner-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059a68#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** geoff.kirk@hcpc-uk.org
rick.welsby@hcpc-uk.org
tarek.hussien@hcpc-uk.org

## Description
The Tenderer must be fully accredited with Microsoft as a licencing partner. They must be able to demonstrate a strong track record and expert knowledge of supporting public sector organisations in renewing and managing their Microsoft ESA to secure best value and a strong return on investment.
The Tenderer must be able to demonstrate how they add value to HCPC over and above ensuring licencing compliance in the following areas:
LSP services included within the cost of the ESA that would enable HCPC to get best value and maximum return on its investment.
Additional services that are chargeable, but which the Tenderer would seeks to secure funding through other channels to minimise the additional cost to HCPC.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48218000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2029

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056610-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T13:41:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:13:37.688Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059a68