Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Coventry University
07781274
Priory Street
Coventry
CV15FB
UK
Contact person: Meeta Rani
Telephone: +44 2477658021
E-mail: bux280@coventry.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.coventry.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 Campus Agreement
Reference number: FRAM-1684-25-TH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of Microsoft campus agreement for Desktops, Windows, Office and Server Infrastructure across the CU Group. This is required to have continuous licensing compliance across the group for Staff, Students, and Alumni. Failing to renew this contract would result in licensed Microsoft products having to be removed and access to Office 365 would be terminated.
This is a direct award against the Health Trust Europe, which is a compliant framework against the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 283 812.20
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renewal of Microsoft campus agreement for Desktops, Windows, Office and Server Infrastructure across the CU GROUP. This is required to have continuous licensing compliance across the group for Staff, Students, and Alumni. Failing to renew this contract would result in licensed Microsoft products having to be removed and access to Office 365 would be terminated.
This is a direct award against the Health Trust Europe, which is a compliant framework against the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
This is a direct award to CDW Limited against the Health Trust Europe Framework, which is a compliant route to market under the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015.
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: FRAM-1684-25-TH
Title: Microsoft Campus Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2025
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
CDW
02465350
3rd Floor One New Change
London
EC4M 9AF
UK
E-mail: coventry@uk.cdw.com
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 283 812.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV15FB
UK
E-mail: procurement@coventry.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/11/2025