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Provision of Microsoft EA & Azzure

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48000000

Value£19.0m

Deadline20 Dec 2026

Published13 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 13 Aug 2026123 days leftCloses 20 Dec 2026

Who to contact

it-commercial@ipo.gov.uk

03003002000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£19.0mtotal contract value

median £91k

this tender£0£20.5m

This is a large award for Software & IT Systems — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Intellectual Property Office publishes Software & IT Systems work continuously — 133 notices, roughly one every 9 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Licenses & Microsoft Azzure

What it takes to bid this

45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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