Planning

25099 Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider Contract

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062641

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a905

Published 6 October 2025, 4:55pm



Scope

Description

The ICT Service is a charging service within Cambridgeshire County Council that provides a range of ICT services to schools and academies in Cambridgeshire. We currently resell Microsoft CSP licenses to schools in our capacity as a Microsoft CSP Indirect Reseller. We are inviting Microsoft CSP Indirect Providers to express interest in supplying licenses to us under a new single supplier contract and also for their input into the procurement process and award criteria. The contract will be for 3 years and estimated contract value over the contract period is £180,000.

Total value (estimated)

  • £150,000 excluding VAT
  • £180,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 December 2025 to 1 December 2027
  • 2 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

20 October 2025

Engagement process description

Bidders are asked to read the Premarket engagement document available to download from the Authority's e-tendering system ProContract linked below:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d8f265a4-9ca2-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

If you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise, please complete the short survey linked below by 17 October 2025:

https://forms.office.com/e/nSysCQMqTU


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

27 October 2025


Contracting authority

Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVB-3262-VGVJ

New Shire Hall

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

United Kingdom

Contact name: Leisha Joy

Telephone: +441223935571

Email: Leisha.joy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government