Scope
Reference
979697443
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=980689524
Total value (estimated)
- £7,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 February 2026 to 2 February 2029
- Possible extension to 2 February 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Optional 2 x 12 month contract extensions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Please refer to the ITT documentation.
Any award will be subject to validation of Legal and Financial capacity.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Please refer to the ITT documentation.
Submission
Enquiry deadline
12 October 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
19 October 2025, 5:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Please submit your response via the eDelta Portal, following the instructions within the ITT documentation.
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2U5ZP54V3W
eDelta Portal Supplier Registration: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
10 November 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Specification including Price Books | includes pricing |
Quality | 45% |
| Value-Added Services | Quality | 35% | |
| Mandatory (Non-Technical) Requirements | Quality | 10% | |
| General Requirement | Quality | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Cantium Business Solutions Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCX-4938-CCHM
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Contracts and Procurement Team
Region: UKJ46 - West Kent
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)