NFC149 Microsoft Aggregation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 16 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to boxxe Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Call off Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement, all Microsoft Software is in scope of this contract.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Call off Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement, all Microsoft Software is in scope of…

Call off Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement, all Microsoft Software is in scope of this contract. Additional information: The contract call off value is being varied from £11,677,567.22 by £3,081,217.44 to cover Microsoft usage to 31/10/2025 when the contract expires. The contract is being varied under the regulations allowing an increase of up to 50% of the total contract value.

The call off value is the maximum spend value not committed value.

Delivery: UK

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: Goods
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: 1 Aug 2025, 12:22 BST
Last source update: 1 Aug 2025, 12:22 BST
Authority reference: PU-23-0081
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-045186
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056b3a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract call off value is being varied from £11,677,567.22 by £3,081,217.44 to cover Microsoft usage to 31/10/2025 when the contract expires. The contract is being varied under the regulations allowing an increase of up to 50% of the total contract value.
The call off value is the maximum spend value not committed value.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
boxxe Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 045186-2025-1 · boxxe Limited
Signed
16 Jun 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
—	—	—	£11,677,567 – £14,758,785

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for National Statistics

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP108XGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Boxxe LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02109168 York, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.