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Software Reseller - Provision of Licenses to Norfolk County Council

IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
+1 more
East of England (UKH15)
East of England (UKH16)
East of England (UKH17)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:14 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£25,000,000
Contract/award value: £25,000,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
0 SME bids · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 48)
Based on 6,540 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
25.18%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 48)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Softcat PlcCRN: 02174990
108 contracts£555,145,411,216At ceiling / not disclosed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDCRN: 02548628
86 contracts£252,552,195,143At ceiling / not disclosed
Civica UK LimitedCRN: 01628868
58 contracts£68,645,791,583At ceiling / not disclosed
Insight Direct UK LtdCRN: 02579852
40 contracts£480,014,166,411At ceiling / not disclosed
Access UK LimitedCRN: 02343760
31 contracts£768,803,228-41.4% below budget
Bytes Software Services LTDCRN: 01616977
28 contracts£37,469,374,835At ceiling / not disclosed
Idox Software LtdCRN: 02933889
28 contracts£7,959,981At ceiling / not disclosed
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedCRN: 01782505
27 contracts£2,217,810,478At ceiling / not disclosed
CDW LtdCRN: 02465350
24 contracts£528,192,665,731-42.9% below budget
Academia LimitedCRN: 04771037
24 contracts£9,420,117At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational EstablishmentsNorfolk County Council · 8 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
£1,500,000
same CPV family
same region
Provision of IT Goods & Software Licenses for WM Trains LtdWM TRAINS LIMITED · 26 Aug 2026, 12:21 BST
£4,196,813
same CPV family
CWC26037MW-2 - Digitalisation of CWC Internal Provision ServicesWolverhampton City Council · 4 Sept 2026, 13:25 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
PDF Editing SoftwareSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · 27 Aug 2026, 15:16 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Backup and Recovery SoftwareLondon Borough of Redbridge · 26 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Norfolk County Council: "Software Reseller - Provision of Licenses to Norfolk County Council". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorfolk County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Norfolk County Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Norfolk County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3Bids / Report (median)
15.4% of reports have one bid · Mean: 5.9 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Bytes Software Services LtdTop vendor: 91.3% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 91 active published awards; 91 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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 48):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Bytes Software Services Ltd1 win£25,000,000—
GOSS Interactive Ltd1 win£1,468,115—
Civica UK Limited1 win£900,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorfolk County 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
Published14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
Last source update14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Software package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
East of England (UKH16)
East of England (UKH17)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-035ff3
What is being bought
Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for a reseller of software licences and maintenance for a period of 3 years from the contract commencement date with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The main purchase will be the Council's Microsoft license requirement. In addition, this contract will be used for other software and support requirements the Council has during the lifetime of the contract where it is appropriate for the Council to use a reseller (subject to certain caveats). Norfolk County Council will also be seeking expert advice from the provider on licensing.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  6. Published value updated to £20,000,000
    18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 19 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
    18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for a reseller of software licences for a period of 3 years from the contract commencement date with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The main purchase will be the Council's Microsoft license requirement but in addition, this contract will be used for other software requirements the Council has during the lifetime of the contract including its software as a service requirements where it is appropriate for the Council to use a reseller (subject to certain caveats). Norfolk County Council will also be seeking expert advice from the provider on licensing. Additional information: The Contract has the right for the Council to extend by a further 3 years. The value in this contract notice is estimate only as it will depend on what software the Council purchases under this contract.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £25,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bytes Software Services Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Software Reseller
£25,000,000 · signed 11 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-7364
View buyer profile

  • Norfolk County Council
    buyer
    reviewBody

    County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH
    [email protected]

  • Bytes Software Services Ltd
    supplier

    1616977
    Bytes House, Randalls Way, Leatherhead Surrey, UKJ
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