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title: "Provision of Microsoft licenses and associated support services"
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# Provision of Microsoft licenses and associated support services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-microsoft-licenses-and-associated-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04792d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dover Harbour Board: "Provision of Microsoft licenses and associated support services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2024. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dover Harbour Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dover-harbour-board-GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2024 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ44
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04792d`

## 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/provision-of-microsoft-licenses-and-associated-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04792d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fportofdover%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-microsoft-licenses-and-associated-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04792d#participate

## Description
The Port of Dover is looking for a Microsoft reseller to provision Microsoft licensing and cloud subscription services for the next three years. Arrangements comprise both cloud and on-premises services and products and is under 500 seats.
The Port of Dover will be looking for pricing on:.
- Microsoft Product and Services Agreement (MPSA) Software Assurance (SA) for on- premises products.
- Cloud Services Provider (CSP) for Microsoft cloud services (Microsoft 365 and Azure), with options for the most cost-effective approach to subscription optimisation and management.
The selected supplier shall have a track record as a Microsoft reseller and partner, being able to leverage the most cost effective and beneficial license solution for the Port of Dover. The selected supplier should also be able to advise on maximising the benefit of various license options to improve compliance, productivity and security.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Port of Dover is looking for a Microsoft reseller to provision Microsoft licensing and cloud subscription services for the next three years. Arrangements comprise both cloud and on-premises services and products and is under 500 seats.
The Port o...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023515-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-29T08:31:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:20:36.494Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04792d