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# Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Microsoft Enterprise Licensing, CSP Services and Expertise

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-microsoft-enterprise-licensing-csp-services-and-expert-ocds-h6vhtk-06f6bd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mid Ulster District Council: "Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Microsoft Enterprise Licensing, CSP Services and Expertise". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Mid Ulster District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-ulster-district-council-ons-n09000009)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-microsoft-enterprise-licensing-csp-services-and-expert-ocds-h6vhtk-06f6bd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f6bd`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-questionnaire-microsoft-enterprise-licensing-csp-services-and-expert-ocds-h6vhtk-06f6bd#tl-md)

## Description
INTRODUCTION
Mid Ulster District Council is preparing a procurement for the renewal, supply, management and optimisation of its Microsoft enterprise licensing, associated CSP services and specialist Microsoft expertise. This pre-market engagement exercise will help the Council understand available market models, risks, pricing approaches, support arrangements and proportionate requirements before any formal procurement is issued.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE
The objectives are to confirm market interest, test the most suitable agreement route and service model, identify risks or dependencies, understand pricing and governance options, and inform the Council's procurement strategy. This is not a procurement process and responses will not be evaluated as part of any future tender.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Council's Microsoft estate includes Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Teams, Power Platform, Azure, server licensing and associated Software Assurance requirements. Market input is sought on CSP, Enterprise Agreement or other Microsoft agreement routes, billing options, licence optimisation, tenant support, adoption, security and compliance support, escalation and access to qualified Microsoft expertise.
STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS
MUDC wishes to establish a contract with a suitably experienced Microsoft CSP partner to provide:
•	licensing renewal, supply and management through CSP, Enterprise Agreement or another suitable route;
•	licence optimisation, proof of licence, inventory records, renewal tracking and compliance reporting;
•	Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, Teams, Power Platform, security, compliance, identity, endpoint and server licensing expertise;
•	support for billing, subscription changes, incidents, Microsoft escalation, account governance and roadmap advice;
The Council also wishes to understand transparent pricing structures, including margins, discounts, billing models, separate professional services rates and how best to separate user subscriptions, device subscriptions, Azure consumption, server licensing, trial/free SKUs and advisory services.
Responses should assist the Council in considering proportionate partner status, accreditations, insurance, service capability, support model and future evaluation balance between price, quality and added value.
5.0	PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT APPROACH
INDICATIVE PROCUREMENT TIMEFRAME
7.0	Indicative milestones: PME published 10th September 2026 ; responses due via eTendersNI by 3.00 pm on 24th September 2026; procurement launch October , contract award December ; licensing renewal / contract commencement 31st January 2027.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/01/2027 to 31/01/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085841-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-10T11:20:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:08:43.711Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f6bd