Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumbria University
PNBP-4638-XHJP
Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Contact person: Laura Rizaeva
Telephone: +44 1912326002
E-mail: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northumbria.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
Azure Cloud SaaS
Reference number: T24/0091
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72416000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Northumbria awarded a Contract for provision of comprehensive Azure FinOps (Cloud Financial Operations) and cost optimisation services. The primary goal of this engagement is to improve resource efficiency, reduce cloud expenditure, and establish a sustainable financial management framework for our growing Azure cloud environment.
The scope of the Azure support includes several critical areas of the university's digital ecosystem.
• Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
• Corporate Website & Student Portal
• UNN Integration Platform
• Learning Analytics & MS Fabric
• Research Web Hosting
The Supplier demonstrated proven expertise in Azure FinOps and a strong track record of delivering measurable cost savings for enterprise-level clients.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 890 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Northumbria awarded a Contract for provision of comprehensive Azure FinOps (Cloud Financial Operations) and cost optimisation services. The primary goal of this engagement is to improve resource efficiency, reduce cloud expenditure, and establish a sustainable financial management framework for our growing Azure cloud environment.
The scope of the Azure support includes several critical areas of the university's digital ecosystem.
• Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
• Corporate Website & Student Portal
• UNN Integration Platform
• Learning Analytics & MS Fabric
• Research Web Hosting
The Supplier demonstrated proven expertise in Azure FinOps and a strong track record of delivering measurable cost savings for enterprise-level clients.
This procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 30
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
This procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework
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 procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UNN0000001256A
Title: Azure Cloud SaaS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat PLC
02174990
Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
SL7 1LW
UK
E-mail: lucyco@softcat.com
NUTS: UKC
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:
: 1 890 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement conducted under JISC OCRE 2024 Cloud Framework
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
College street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Telephone: +44 1912326002
E-mail: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2026