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Official procurement procedure
Procurement of Microsoft Industry Solutions Consultancy
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Procurement of Microsoft Industry Solutions Consultancy". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
8.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 164 active published awards; 156 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST | Last source update20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03e3e3 | ||
What is being bought
Digital transformation is recognised as a core component of the overall transformation programme, providing the enabling technology for the majority of major changes required to reinforce our financial sustainability. The council is already invested in Microsoft technologies and further investment to their technology stack will:
Reduce the number of contracts
Give resilience through use of cloud compute
Provide a recognisable skillset to aid future recruitments
Provide reusable services across Business Units
Position the council’s digital capabilities at the forefront of transformation activity
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST - Official notice release published
20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST - Buyer information updated
20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedDigital transformation is recognised as a core component of the overall transformation programme, providing the enabling technology for the majority of major changes required to reinforce our financial sustainability. The council is already invested in Microsoft technologies and further investment to their technology stack will: Reduce the number of contracts Give resilience through use of cloud compute Provide a recognisable skillset to aid future recruitments Provide reusable services across Business Units Position the council’s digital capabilities at the forefront of transformation activity The contract produced for signature is equivalent to a GCloud contract. Microsoft are already suppliers of the council’s productivity suite (through Office 365) and cloud compute presence through Azure. The Digital Strategy outlines an aspiration to consolidate suppliers making best use of large scale providers and their ability to offer many different elements of functionality under one contract. Microsoft also have substantial delivery capability via their Industry Solutions Division, who already work with multiple other local councils. The direct award is designed to take advantage of Microsoft’s knowledge of their own software suite and large scale implementation capability.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Jul 2023, 14:51 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 14 Mar 2023, 00:00 GMT · £2,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Microsoft ISD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Procurement of Microsoft Industry Solutions Consultancy £2,500,000 · signed 14 Mar 2023, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-33275Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleA search using appropriate keywords on the GCloud 13 CCS Framework only produced Microsoft as a potential supplier.
Utilising Microsoft products fits to the strategic direction, and allows rationalisation of other products.
The contract produced for signature is equivalent to a GCloud contract.
Microsoft are already suppliers of the council’s productivity suite (through Office 365) and cloud compute presence through Azure. The Digital Strategy outlines an aspiration to consolidate suppliers making best use of large scale providers and their ability to offer many different elements of functionality under one contract. Microsoft also have substantial delivery capability via their Industry Solutions Division, who already work with multiple other local councils. The direct award is designed to take advantage of Microsoft’s knowledge of their own software suite and large scale implementation capability. |