Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Microsoft Licenses
Authority: Academy Transformation Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionATT are procuring the renewal of our Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement under the Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme. This includes Microsoft 365 licences and associated products for Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), covering its 22 academies and central office. The licences will be assigned to our single Microsoft 365 tenant.
The licenses and quantities on our EES agreement are:
Item Name
Quantity Ordered
Defender Endpoint P1
4575
M365 A3
1980
M365 A3 Student Use Benefit
16000
M365 A5 SU M365 A3
22
M365 Apps Enterprise Devices Add-on
17800
Planner & Project P3
5
Power BI Pro
188
SQL CAL
10
SQL Server Standard
2
Teams Rooms Pro
3
Win Remote Desktop Services CAL
152
Win Server DC Core 2
352
Win Server Standard 2
428
The procurement is being carried out through the SUPC SLRA Lot 1 Microsoft & Associated Services via the Chest Microsoft EES Education Qualified User Agreement. A direct award will be conducted via the desktop calculator which based on 90% price and 10% relationship management, product knowledge and added value. This led to Phoenix Software Ltd being the number one ranked supplier. The price provided ex VAT is £394,928.64 over the total contract duration of 3 years.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 23 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Authority reference
ATT-006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086025- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fd03Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
The direct award approach is necessary because ATT's current Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement expires on 28/02/2026. Running a full competitive process within the remaining timeframe would risk service disruption and loss of access to critical Microsoft 365 services across 22 academies and the central office. These services underpin teaching, learning, and operational continuity. To mitigate this, ATT used the SUPC SLRA Lot 1 framework and applied the desktop calculator methodology (90% price, 10% relationship management, product knowledge, and added value) to identify the most economically advantageous supplier. Phoenix Software Ltd ranked first, ensuring best value and compliance within the time constraints.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published23 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Software Ltd1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 | £394,929 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender