Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
180808262
Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK
Contact person: Nita Patel
Telephone: +44 01274432752
E-mail: nita.patel@bradford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103277
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 M365 E3 Enterprise Licensing Agreement
Reference number: CBMDC 483
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of Microsoft Licenses and related services for the Council's use of Microsoft end user software products. Procurement process was undertaken by Crown Commercial Services via the Aggregated NFC157 route under RM6068 Technology Products & Associated Services (TePAS)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 864 416.92
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of Microsoft Licenses and related services for the Council's use of Microsoft end user software products. Procurement process was undertaken by Crown Commercial Services via the Aggregated NFC157 route under RM6068 Technology Products & Associated Services (TePAS)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value & Quality
/ 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
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
Contract was awarded following an aggregated procurement managed by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) under RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2)
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: 1
Title: Microsoft M365 E3 Enterprise Licensing Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SoftwareOne UK Ltd
1 Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3AX
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 864 416.92
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
An annual true-up/down of licenses is agreed as part of the contract
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1st Floor, Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2026