Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
00974438
London Metropolitan University
London
N78DB
UK
Contact person: Ryan Bushell
E-mail: r.bushell@londonmet.ac.uk
NUTS: UKI43
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Geant/OCRE
Reference number: LMU2025-1874
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
All usage of Azure servers in place of physical servers.
This is to receive preferential service charges for all virtual
services based on Azure platform.
This would include Azure Virtual Desktops / EDP / EDI / CRM
and various storage areas for courses / projects and backups &
archives.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
All usage of Azure servers in place of physical servers.
This is to receive preferential service charges for all virtual
services based on Azure platform.
This would include Azure Virtual Desktops / EDP / EDI / CRM
and various storage areas for courses / projects and backups &
archives.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This was direct awarded under a public PCR framework
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Software Limited
02548628
POCKLINGTON
Y42 1NS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2025