AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire awarded a Windows 10 end-of-support licensing purchase for 1,200 devices to PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED. The published contract record states a value of £113,160 and a signature date of 12 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are published for PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED. However, the sole related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status inconsistency.
Market significanceThis is a direct Microsoft Enterprise Agreement licensing procurement for a public-safety buyer, covering 1,200 devices.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 096333-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 113160 GBP · Active award and active contract record
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Verified company name is PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED (company number 02548628). Award 096333-2026-1 names Phoenix Software Ltd as supplier and relates to lot 1. The associated single contract record states £113,160 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded / contract notice published
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "award, contract"; published_at is 2026-10-13T08:03:28+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 096333-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed date published
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Contract 096333-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 has status "cancelled", although award 096333-2026-1 is related to this lot and is active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£113,160 GBP
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Contract 096333-2026-1 value is amount 113160, currency GBP.
Value attribution
95% confidenceSingle published contract record associated with award 096333-2026-1
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The contract references awardID 096333-2026-1; that award names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-13T08:03:28+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWindows 10 end-of-support licensing for 1,200 devices
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Process and lot description: "Windows 10 End of Support Licencing x 1200 devices".
Category
99% confidenceGoods — software package and information systems
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Main procurement category is goods; primary CPV is 48000000, "Software package and information systems".
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKF3
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Tender item 1 lists delivery address region UKF3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Published rationale
99% confidenceLicences were procured under the established Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
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procurementMethodRationale states: "these licences are procured under the established Microsoft Enterprise Agreement".
Legal rationale classification
99% confidenceProcurement stated to fall outside the scope of the directive
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Rationale classification TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL / D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE is described as "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results or award scoring is supplied.
Award criterion
97% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type "price".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceNo options published
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced under an established Microsoft Enterprise Agreement rather than a prior-call competition.
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Published procurement rationale states that the licences are procured under the established Microsoft Enterprise Agreement.
Pricing visibility
98% confidenceA total contract value is published, but no unit pricing or licensing breakdown is supplied.
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The contract gives £113,160 GBP; the published data contains no unit-price or pricing-schedule fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and lot status inconsistency
99% confidenceActive award and contract records reference lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award 096333-2026-1 and contract 096333-2026-1 are active; the award's relatedLots is ["1"]; tender lot 1 status is cancelled.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using company number 02548628 and returned verified company name PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, contract start or end date, duration, bid count, evaluation detail, individual lot value, or renewal terms.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: the active award and contract reference lot 1, while that lot is marked cancelled.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract start and end dates, duration, bid count, evaluation detail, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, and renewal or extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDLincolnshire PCCWindows 10 end of support licensingMicrosoft Enterprise Agreementsoftware licensing contractpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED, verified by company number 02548628.
What is the published contract value?
£113,160 GBP.
What does the procurement cover?
Windows 10 end-of-support licensing for 1,200 devices.
Was the contract signed?
The published contract record gives a signature date of 12 October 2026.
Is the contract period known?
No. The notice does not publish contract start or end dates.
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