Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE18QH
UK
E-mail: corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/
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 Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) Agreement (RM6098)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Newcastle City Council (NCC) has renewed its current Microsoft A3 Licencing Agreement. NCC has sought a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement.
Further competition ran via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
103 119.48
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Newcastle City Council (NCC) is renewing its current Microsoft A3 Licencing Agreement. NCC has sought a new agreement with a single vendor to replace the existing expiring agreement.
Further competition ran via the CCS framework RM6068 Lot 3.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 80%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-073567
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
30/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD
02579852
1st Floor St Paul's Place, 121 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
S1 2JF
UK
NUTS: UKC2
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:
: 103 119.48
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Technology and Construction Court, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2026