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Microsoft Unified Support 2026-2029

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:27.

Opportunity overview

The current support arrangement with Microsoft is approaching expiry and continued access to Microsoft Unified Support is required to maintain operational resilience, support cyber security capability and ensure continuity of support for the Assembly Commission’s Microsoft technology stack. Therefore, a new contract arrangement is required to ensure uninterrupted service provision.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Microsoft Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£233k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£279.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01624297
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1WG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ec
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The justification for direct award is as below: The assessment confirms that a direct award under section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is legally permissible. Schedule 5, paragraph 5 permits a direct award where only one supplier can supply the goods, services or works required due to intellectual property or other exclusive rights. Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 allows for the award of a contract without competition when: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Id
GB-PPON-PYCW-9139-GQXZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYCW-9139-GQXZ

Address

Street Address
Northern Ireland Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3XX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
02890521855

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Microsoft Limited
Id
GB-COH-01624297

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01624297

Address

Street Address
Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Business Park
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1WG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01624297
Name
Microsoft Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
28 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
279,600
Amount
233,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061127-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 11:22
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT4 3XX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 056634-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057129-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 061127-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·