Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norwich City Council
City Hall
NORWICH
NR21NH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norwich/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028
Reference number
NRW/21191
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A renewal of Microsoft licences is required with the current 3-year deal expiring in March 2025.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,241.60
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norwich City Council is seeking a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement to streamline the procurement and management of Microsoft software licenses across the enterprise. This agreement will enable us to efficiently deploy Microsoft solutions, ensuring access to the latest technologies and security features while optimising costs through volume licensing.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Customer Support / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Further competition call-off from an existing framework with Crown Commercial Services. The framework itself was published in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender service and an award notice was issued for the successful suppliers. Is a fully compliant framework the Council can call-off from for above and below threshold procurements.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NRW/21191
Title
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Software Limited
York
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE21 - York
Companies House
02548628
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,200,241.60
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norwich City Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom