Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG14FQ
UK
Contact person: Alexei Lambley-Steel
Telephone: +44 1158484590
E-mail: alexei.lambley-steel@ntu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ntu.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
Microsoft Azure
Reference number: 3017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Microsoft Azure Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 918 864.51
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform providing on-demand infrastructure and services-such as compute, storage, and AI-allowing NTU to build, deploy, and manage applications without owning the physical infrastructure.
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
Direct Award via GEANT OCRE 24 Framework utilising Microsoft Azure Lot.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
26/01/2026
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
Blenheim House
Pocklington
YO42 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:
: 4 918 864.51
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/02/2026