Contract

Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement & Azure Cloud Services

  • London Borough of Croydon

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039343

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055dce

Published 11 July 2025, 2:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Wetherill House, Fell Road

Croydon

CR01EA

Contact

Jacob Aghedo

Email

jacob.aghedo@croydon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2087266000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI62 - Croydon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.croydon.gov.uk/

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 Licensing Agreement & Azure Cloud Services

Reference number

LBC/TN/395

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

All the suppliers listed on the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Technology Products and Associated Services 2 Framework RM6098 Lot 3 Software were invited to tender for the Council's unified Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement & Azure Cloud Storage Services for a term contract of 3 years from the 1st of July 2025 to 30th of June 2028.

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: £5,754,292.88

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

All the suppliers listed on the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Technology Products and Associated Services 2 Framework RM6098 Lot 3 Software were invited to tender for the Council's unified Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement & Azure Cloud Storage Services from the 16th of January 2025 to the 17th of February 2025.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 70

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:

This was a further competition amongst all the listed suppliers on the Crown Commercial Service Technology Products & Associated Services 2 RM6098 Framework Lot 3 Software. Running a Further competition on the framework without prior notice on OJEU or Find a Tender is allowable under PCR 15, as long as all the listed suppliers on the applicable Lots are notified and invited to tender for the service.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bytes Software Services Limited

Leatherhead

KT22 7TW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

01616977

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,754,292.88

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,754,292.88


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom