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Stockton-on-tees Borough Council
DA from the Digital Workplace Solutions 2 SBS10510 FW for the Microsoft CSP License and Subscriptions contract
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £216,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Tue 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Tue 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 30 Apr 2026
- Region
- North East
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Microsoft licences are proprietary products governed by standard commercial terms established by Microsoft. Although several authorised licensing partners are available, these suppliers do not offer alternative products and possess limited flexibility regarding pricing or licence conditions. Consequently, conducting a competitive tender would not result in substantial market competition or enhanced value for money. Proceeding with the proposed direct award ensures service continuity, mitigates operational risk, and utilises existing licensing and support arrangements.
This contract covers multiple licences and services, including academic alternative licences (A5) for eligible users, network bridging between our data centre and Microsoft Azure for Teams Telephony and call centre integration, and security measures such as Azure Firewall. Additionally, the security provision encompasses the antivirus solution for all our servers. It also includes costs for a Microsoft Fabric instance used with Power BI for analytics. Essentially, CSP is a subscription to Microsoft services.
This procurement was carried out on behalf of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Darlington Borough Council.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72222300
- 72000000 72200000 72220000 72222000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 30 Apr 2026Contract notice
Contract notice published 30 April 2026.
Release 9ca56a43-2fa4-445a-b0ef-4005ccfde2ba
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- 9ca56a43-2fa4-445a-b0ef-4005ccfde2ba
- Source
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- Stage
- contract · Contract
- Last verified
- Thu 4 Jun 2026, 01:01 BST
- Read at
- Wed 28 Oct 2026, 20:28 GMT
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