Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norwich City Council
City Hall
NORWICH
NR21NH
UK
E-mail: procurement@norwich.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norwich/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028
Reference number: NRW/21191
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A renewal of Microsoft licences is required with the current 3-year deal expiring in March 2025.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 241.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norwich City Council is seeking a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement to streamline the procurement and management of Microsoft software licenses across the enterprise. This agreement will enable us to efficiently deploy Microsoft solutions, ensuring access to the latest technologies and security features while optimising costs through volume licensing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Customer Support
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
80
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
Further competition call-off from an existing framework with Crown Commercial Services. The framework itself was published in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender service and an award notice was issued for the successful suppliers. Is a fully compliant framework the Council can call-off from for above and below threshold procurements.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NRW/21191
Title: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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
York
UK
NUTS: UKE21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 200 241.60
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norwich City Council
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/01/2025