Microsoft Unified Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£960,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Microsoft Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide support to GMP's Microsoft products, both on-premise and cloud based.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

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: Services
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST
Authority reference: A0640
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058636
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059f74 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Sole supplier

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £960,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Microsoft Ltd	£960,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 058636-2025-1 · Microsoft Ltd
Signed
28 Mar 2025
Value
£960,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M16EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Greater Manchester PoliceReview body Manchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Microsoft LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01624297 Reading, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.