Microsoft Certified Engineering Support
- Sellafield Limited
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06b883
Description
The Contracting Authority requires the provision of Microsoft Certified Engineering Support services, including advanced technical support, product escalation, and engineering-level assurance for its existing Microsoft enterprise environment.
This environment includes Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, and security services, which are critical to the Authority's operational delivery and are tightly integrated across business functions.
This procurement is being undertaken as a direct award under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the grounds set out in Schedule 5.
Microsoft is the only supplier able to provide:
Direct access to product engineering teams
Source-level diagnostics and escalation pathways
No other supplier can deliver the requirement independently. Third-party providers are dependent on Microsoft for escalation and therefore Cannot provide equivalent authority or resolution capability.
The Contracting Authority has undertaken a proportionate assessment of alternatives and a commercial benchmarking exercise to confirm that the proposed approach represents value for money.
Notices
UK7: Contract details notice
- Notice identifier
- 2026/S 000-063624
- Published
- 7 July 2026, 1:05pm
UK6: Contract award notice
- Notice identifier
- 2026/S 000-057785
- Published
- 18 June 2026, 6:02pm
UK5: Transparency notice
- Notice identifier
- 2026/S 000-057784
- Published
- 18 June 2026, 6:01pm