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# UK Authorised Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider with Added Value Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-authorised-microsoft-csp-indirect-provider-with-added-value-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059b8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "UK Authorised Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider with Added Value Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: csg.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 October 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £7,000,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-authorised-microsoft-csp-indirect-provider-with-added-value-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059b8e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059b8e`

## 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/uk-authorised-microsoft-csp-indirect-provider-with-added-value-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059b8e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [csg.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcsg.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F2U5ZP54V3W)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-authorised-microsoft-csp-indirect-provider-with-added-value-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059b8e#participate

## Description
Cantium Business Solutions Ltd, and its trading brands (Cantium), is a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) delivering ICT managed services that is ultimately owned by Kent County Council (KCC) and is part of the Commercial Services Group (CSG). Cantium, and its trading brands, provides ICT Managed Services to its customers across the UK within the Education, Local Authority, and the Private sector. As a LATCo, we are proud of our Public Sector heritage, which has given us a foundation in business delivery and infrastructure insight. This uniquely enables us to drive innovation and progressive practices to deliver the best value for our clients.
Cantium supports its customers by offering advice and guidance on the use of Information Technology to maximise the business benefits of current systems and support the delivery of new products and services.
Cantium is looking to partner as a reseller with an Authorised UK Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider to act as the licence provider for Microsoft products for resale to its customers.
This Agreement shall commence on 3rd February 2026 and shall continue in force for up to 36 months unless terminated in accordance with the partner contractual conditions or extended in accordance with clause 2.6.
The buyer has the right to request up to two x 12-month extensions to this contract, providing the supplier with a minimum notice of 30 days prior to the contract end date. Therefore, the maximum possible contract length will be 60 months.
Any contractual offer made will be against a zero-value agreement as any sales will be based on best value for our customers. However, the total contract value over the 60 month period is estimated at circa £7 million inclusive of VAT.
All bidders are to confirm alignment with the principles of Cantium’s Supply Chain Charter.
Further background and technical information can be found within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £7,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 03/02/2026 to 02/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UK Authorised Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider with Added Value Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6135`
  - Value: £7,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057051-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T14:20:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:45:14.168Z
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