Pipeline

Microsoft M365 Licencing

  • Bracknell Forest Borough Council

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077199

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050417

Published 16 April 2025, 2:03pm

Last edited 26 November 2025, 12:11pm

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Changes to notice

This notice has been edited. The previous version is still available.

The Pipeline Notice previously stated that the Council estimated to publish a Tender Notice on 20 January 2026 for the procurement of new Microsoft M365 enterprise licensing. The Council is now updating the planned procurement route.

Following further analysis, the Council has determined that the requirement is most appropriately delivered via an existing framework to access eligible Microsoft resellers efficiently and in line with the description set out in the original notice.

As a call-off from a framework does not require the publication of a Tender Notice under the Procurement Act 2023, the previously planned tender notice date is no longer applicable. Although authorities are encouraged to include call-offs above £2m in pipeline notices, it is not mandatory, and the Council is publishing this notice on a voluntary basis.

It is anticipated that a contract award notice will be published in March 2026 following a compliant call-off process from an appropriate framework. The Tender notice date has been updated to reflect the estimated contract award notice date.

Scope

Description

The Council will be sourcing new Microsoft M365 enterprise licencing to operate its administrative software, with a contract period of 3 years. The Council intends to consider available frameworks in order to access eligible Microsoft resellers

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
  • 3 years

Main category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Contract locations

  • UKJ11 - Berkshire

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

20 March 2026

Contracting authority

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJMT-6544-CVZD

Time Square, Market Street

Bracknell

RG12 1JD

United Kingdom

Email: procurement.team@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government