Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Head Quarters
Preston
PR23LH
UK
E-mail: corporateprocurement@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
NUTS: UKD45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lancsfirerescue.org.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
Provision of Microsoft Licenses and Related Services - Lot 3 Software.
Reference number: LFRS 225
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Microsoft Licenses and Related Services - Lot 3 Software for LFRS
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 196 073.24
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is required by LFRS in order to provision all the necessary Microsoft licenses needed for desktop Microsoft 365 elements, including Teams, Office, Visio etc, and for all the server licenses required to support the network.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Crown Commercial Services ran an aggregated further competition for a large volume of Public Sector customers, in which LFRS participated, utilising Technology Products and Associated Services Framework No. RM6098 Lot 3 Software. Following
The Contract, Ref No: CCIH24A09 NFC196 "Provision of Microsoft Licenses and related services" was awarded to the winning bidder, Phoenix Software Ltd. See below results:
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: LFRS 225
Title: Provision of Microsoft Licenses and Related Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/06/2026
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 Ltd
02548628
Blenheim House, York Road, Pocklington,
Pocklington
YO42 1NS
UK
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:
: 2 196 073.24
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority
Garstang Road
Preston
PR2 3LH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2026