Contract

Microsoft Academic Licencing

  • Rochdale Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039852

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055f23

Published 15 July 2025, 10:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Rochdale Borough Council

Number One Riverside

Rochdale

OL161XU

Contact

PHILIP STEPHENS

Email

philip.stephens@star-procurement.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD - North West (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.rochdale.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 Academic Licencing

Reference number

STAR UID 14903

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

3-Year contract for the provision of Microsoft academic licenses for school's buying into the shared service supplying access to Microsoft academic licensing and for Education support services at Rochdale Borough Council.

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: £228,400.44

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Rochdale Area - Microsoft Academic Licencing

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Microsoft academic licenses for school's buying into the shared service supplying access to Microsoft academic licensing and for Education support services at Rochdale Borough Council.

3-Year Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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:

Phoenix are a reseller of Microsoft Licencing Products - niche market.

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

STAR UID 14903

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 July 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

YO42 1NS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

02548628

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: £228,400.44

Total value of the contract/lot: £228,400.44


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract duration:

1st June 2025 - 31st May 2028

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

STAR Procurement

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom