AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Transport Police published an award notice for Microsoft Unified Support, called off from the RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 framework. The active award names MICROSOFT LIMITED and is valued at £498,238.61.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded for MICROSOFT LIMITED. The notice records an award decision dated 16 October 2026 and a stated contract period from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a £498,238.61 public-sector Microsoft support call-off under G-Cloud 14, covering delivery across England, Scotland and Wales.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MICROSOFT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d997146a-5297-4761-ad6f-182589751f8a-1 · 498238.61 GBP · verified; active award
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The award names Microsoft Limited as supplier and has value £498,238.61. Supplier verification matched company number 01624297 to verified company name MICROSOFT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-d997146a-5297-4761-ad6f-182589751f8a-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides award and contract-period fields but no signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£498,238.61
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The sole award value is 498238.61 GBP; the tender value is also 498238.61 GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceAward-level value attributed to the sole named supplier
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One award names one supplier, MICROSOFT LIMITED, and records £498,238.61.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence2 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T16:58:46+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract period start date is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence1 November 2028
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Contract period end date is 2028-11-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of Microsoft Unified Support
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Process and tender title state "Provision of Microsoft Unified Support".
Procurement classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Tender classification is CPV 48000000 with this description.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceEngland, Scotland and Wales
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Tender item delivery addresses list England, Scotland and Wales, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots supplied
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The supplied lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 framework agreement
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Tender description states "Call-off from RM1557.14 (GCA G-Cloud 14) Framework Agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation information not supplied
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence2 years
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The stated period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension or option terms are present in the supplied notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for SME or VCSE suppliers
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Tender suitability fields are sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open standalone procedure
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The published procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement" and identify G-Cloud 14.
Market visibility
98% confidenceThe published data identifies the requirement, supplier, value and term, but not pricing structure or award evaluation
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The notice contains these core fields but no pricing breakdown, scores or award rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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Supplier identity was matched by company number 01624297 to MICROSOFT LIMITED; no name mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other participants, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and document data.
Contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe active award and stated contract dates do not explicitly prove that a contract was signed.
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No contract signature, execution or signed-contract record is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a concluded contract; it records an active award and stated contract period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual service components, lot allocation and extension terms.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is based only on the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Transport PoliceMICROSOFT LIMITEDMicrosoft Unified SupportG-Cloud 14RM1557.14public procurement awardsoftware support
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the British Transport Police Microsoft Unified Support award?
MICROSOFT LIMITED, verified against company number 01624297.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £498,238.61.
What framework was used?
The notice describes the procurement as a call-off from RM1557.14, G-Cloud 14.
When does the stated contract period run?
From 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028. The notice does not explicitly state that the contract was signed.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.