Official UK procurement notice
Phoenix Microsoft Licenses · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAwarded through Framework - Direct award (Procurement Services)
Chelmsford City Council need a supplier to provide all Microsoft licenses for all staff. This includes 365 and other licenses that Microsoft offer.
CPV: License management software package
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Chelmsford City Council (CCC) seeks to purchase Microsoft Office licenses, including…Awarded
Chelmsford City Council (CCC) seeks to purchase Microsoft Office licenses, including Dynamics 365, infrastructure licensing and telephony licensing, to enhance productivity, improve collaboration, and streamline business processes. The licenses should comply with CCC's existing IT infrastructure and support hybrid working models. The licenses cover the whole CCC estate to enable them to complete their day-to-day working. Without the licences, the organisation will not have access to any Microsoft software.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2025, 13:24 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007076- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e75aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award through Procurement Services framework, using framework T's and C's.
Notice history
4 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateConclusion of contract · V.2.1 | 19 Dec 2024 | 29 Feb 2028 | +1167 d |
| — | TextAward Criteria · II.2.5 | Price | Price and Quality: The quality criteria had to match the exact specification that was created to ensure all licenses were continued to be provided for services. The Direct award was compliant under the framework T's and C's. | |
| — | TextTotal Value of the procurement (excluding vat) · II.1.7 | Value excluding VAT: £1,540,666.17 | Value excluding VAT: £1,452,673.44 |
3 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 006997-2025-1
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,540,666
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Phoenix Software LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.