Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Academy Transformation Trust
07846852
Unit 4
Sutton Coldfield
B736AZ
UK
Contact person: Gaminder Mahil
E-mail: gaminder.mahil@attrust.org.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.academytransformationtrust.co.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
Provision of Microsoft Licenses
Reference number: ATT006
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72260000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract award relates to the renewal of Microsoft licensing under the Microsoft Education Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme through the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) / Jisc Chest Framework, Lot 1. A desktop‑calculator evaluation was undertaken in accordance with the framework rules, which ranked Phoenix Software Ltd as the first‑placed supplier. Internal governance approval was granted to proceed with a direct award call‑off to Phoenix Software Ltd.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
394 928.64
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Trust wide contract
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Microsoft licensing and associated services under the Education Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) programme, including M365, security, infrastructure, and productivity applications. The call‑off is placed under the SUPC/Jisc National Framework for Software Licence Resellers (SLRA), Lot 1 - Microsoft EES.
The framework's desktop calculator mechanism identified Phoenix Software Ltd as ranked supplier number 1 and therefore eligible for direct award.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
90%
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
II.2.14) Additional information
36-month agreement with no extension option.
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 award has been made under the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) delivered via Jisc Chest, which is a framework agreement established in full compliance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under Regulation 33, contracting authorities may award call‑off contracts without the need for a new contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender Service, provided the framework was itself tendered in accordance with the Regulations.
The framework specifies permissible award procedures, including the use of a desktop calculator ranking methodology to determine the highest‑ranked supplier for direct award. The Trust followed this prescribed mechanism, which identified Phoenix Software Ltd as the first‑ranked supplier. As the framework already set out the terms governing this award method, and the competitive process had been undertaken when the framework was established, no further publication or competition was required.
Therefore, the award of this call‑off contract without prior publication is lawful under PCR 2015 Regulation 33, as the procurement is conducted wholly within the scope of an existing, valid framework agreement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Call‑Off Contract for Microsoft EES Licensing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/02/2026
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 York Road
York
YO42 1NS
UK
Telephone: +44 1904928240
E-mail: Ethan-Mack@phoenixs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.phoenixs.co.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:
: 394 928.64
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was awarded following the use of the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) delivered via Jisc Chest, which provides a compliant route to market for Microsoft Education licensing. The Trust followed the framework's prescribed desktop calculator evaluation method, which ranked Phoenix Software Ltd as the top‑placed supplier. In line with the framework rules, a direct award was made based on this ranking mechanism.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2026