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Published 12 Dec 2025, 10:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Microsoft Support Solutions

Official notice

Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£269,402published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Microsoft Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Microsoft Support Solutions.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
12 Dec 2025, 10:14 GMT
Last source update
24 Dec 2025, 09:54 GMT
Authority reference
PO00015620
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086064
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f47d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Specialist expertise and solutions are required and only available from Microsoft.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Dec 2025 → 24 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends303 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published302 days ago
    24 Dec 2025, 09:54 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 10:14 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 10:24 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    24 Dec 2025, 09:54 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £269,4021 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Microsoft Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028£269,40212 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Microsoft Ltd

    Signed
    24 Dec 2025
    Value
    £269,402
    Period
    1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Scope of deliverables are clearly defined.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NPL Management Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02937881 · GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, TW11 0LWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MICROSOFT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01624297GB-PPON: PGYN-4242-JRRY Microsoft Campus, Reading, South East, RG6 1WGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender