Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Northamptonshire Council
Angel Street
Northampton
NN11ED
UK
Contact person: Peter Scott
E-mail: peter.scott@westnorthants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.westnorthants.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 Azure services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
awarded under Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services for 2 years
This is For Azure, Fabric and power platform
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract covers the provision of Microsoft Azure consumption services, Microsoft Fabric capacity and associated Microsoft Power Platform licences and services. These services support the Authority's cloud infrastructure, data warehousing, analytics, reporting, application development and business process automation requirements
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
The contract was awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Authority required the provision of Microsoft Azure services, Microsoft Fabric services and Microsoft Power Platform licences and associated support to meet its cloud infrastructure, data analytics, reporting, application development and business process automation requirements.
The contract was awarded by direct award under the Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework agreement
The Authority determined that award to its existing Microsoft licensing partner represented the most efficient route to market and ensured continuity of licensing, support and service management arrangements for critical Microsoft technologies used across the organisation.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
14/10/2026
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
Trustmarque Solutions Limited
02183240
York
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/10/2026