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Microsoft Unified Support 2026-2029

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission: "Microsoft Unified Support 2026-2029". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Assembly CommissionScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. 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
2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CORE Financial Systems LimitedTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 11 active published awards; 1 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
CORE Financial Systems Limited1 win£86,629
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Assembly Commission
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
Published30 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
Last source update30 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b5ec
What is being bought
The current support arrangement with Microsoft is approaching expiry and continued access to Microsoft Unified Support is required to maintain operational resilience, support cyber security capability and ensure continuity of support for the Assembly Commission’s Microsoft technology stack. Therefore, a new contract arrangement is required to ensure uninterrupted service provision.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    17 Jun 2026, 13:45 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2026, 13:21 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    16 Jun 2026, 13:21 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    16 Jun 2026, 13:21 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:22 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 28 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £233,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MICROSOFT LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£233,000 · signed 28 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PYCW-9139-GQXZ
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  • Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PYCW-9139-GQXZ
    Northern Ireland Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, UKN06, BT4 3XX, GB
    procurement@niassembly.gov.uk
    02890521855

  • Microsoft Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01624297
    Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Business Park, Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1WG, GB
    liamodowd@microsoft.com
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

  • Not published

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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe justification for direct award is as below: The assessment confirms that a direct award under section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is legally permissible. Schedule 5, paragraph 5 permits a direct award where only one supplier can supply the goods, services or works required due to intellectual property or other exclusive rights. Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 allows for the award of a contract without competition when: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.