Northern Gas Networks Microsoft EA Renewal: pending £3.78m direct award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 17:22.

Opportunity overview

Renewal of Northern Gas Networks' Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) under the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement arrangement. The contract includes the provision of Microsoft enterprise software licences and cloud services, including Microsoft 365 E5 and F3 subscriptions, Microsoft Copilot licences, security and compliance capabilities, Azure-related services, enhanced storage, and associated software support and licence management services. The agreement will be supplied through SoftwareOne Hong Kong as the authorised reseller under the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement and will provide continuity of critical productivity, collaboration, security, identity management and cloud-based services across Northern Gas Networks' operational and corporate environments. Contract term: 5 years. Estimated contract value: £3,783,541.40.

Awarded to

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SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £3.8m
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 06629601
Location: Birmingham, UKG31, B3 3AX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-0787d5
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Northern Gas Networks is a participant in the CK Hutchison Group Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. Under the terms of that arrangement, SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited is the sole authorised reseller for Microsoft licensing and associated cloud services available to participating group entities. Northern Gas Networks is required to procure the relevant Microsoft products and services through this mandated route and is unable to appoint an alternative supplier. Accordingly, competition is absent because only SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited has the contractual authority and reseller rights necessary to provide the required licences and services under the Group Enterprise Agreement. The direct award is therefore justified on the basis that only one supplier is capable of supplying the requirement due to exclusive rights and technical reasons.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Entry 2

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

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 GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-05167070

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05167070

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRNB-9357-PVLR

Address

Street Address: 1100 Century Way
Locality: Colton Leeds
Postal Code: LS15 8TU
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE42

Contact

Email: procurement@northerngas.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: privateUtility
Description: Private utility

Organisation 2

Name: SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-06629601

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 06629601

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQXG-8771-TGRH

Address

Street Address: 1 Chamberlain Square Cs
Locality: Birmingham
Postal Code: B3 3AX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG31

Contact

Email: technology-products.uk@softwareone.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.softwareone.com/en-gb ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72268000
Description: Software supply services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 4,540,249.68
Amount: 3,783,541.4
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-06629601
Name: SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097144-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097144-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 15:37
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 15 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Colton Leeds · UKE42 · LS15 8TU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097144-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 15:37

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Northern Gas Networks Limited published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED for renewal of its Microsoft Enterprise Agreement licensing and cloud services. The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature or contract commencement.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Document 097144-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.
Published14 October 2026Evidence: Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-14T15:37:31+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097144-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787d5
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 17:22
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award covers lot 1, with SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED named as supplier. The stated net award value is £3,783,541.40.

Market significance

This is a five-year Microsoft licensing, cloud and support requirement routed through the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement, where the buyer states the reseller route is exclusive.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 3783541.40 GBP · Pending award

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Verified supplier identity is SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED (company number 06629601); award 1 names this supplier and has pending status. The value is recorded at award level for its sole named supplier and lot 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Document 097144-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.

Published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-14T15:37:31+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Signature status

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 15 October 2026; no signed-contract field or confirmation is supplied.

Planned contract period

96% confidence

15 October 2026 to 31 March 2031

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

VALUES

Published values explained

Net award value

99% confidence

£3,783,541.40

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Award 1 value.amount is 3783541.4 GBP; the opportunity description gives the same estimated contract value.

Gross award value

99% confidence

£4,540,249.68

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4540249.68 GBP.

Value status

98% confidence

Award-level value; no separate lot value published

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Lot 1 has no value_amount, while award 1 contains the monetary values.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Published timestamp is 2026-10-14T15:37:31+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00 and is scheduled.

Planned start date

96% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Planned end date

96% confidence

31 March 2031

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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement renewal, including enterprise software licences, cloud services, support and licence management

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Opportunity description specifies renewal of the Microsoft EA and associated licensing, cloud, support and licence-management services.

Named products and capabilities

99% confidence

Microsoft 365 E5 and F3, Microsoft Copilot, security and compliance, Azure-related services and enhanced storage

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These products and capabilities are listed in the opportunity description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 72268000 — Software supply services

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Award item additional classification is CPV 72268000.

Delivery regions

98% confidence

UKC and UKE

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Award item delivery addresses specify UKC and UKE.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description

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Tender and award data reference lot 1; supplied lot title and description are null.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The process states procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".

Competition rationale

98% confidence

The buyer states SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited is the sole authorised reseller under the CK Hutchison Group Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, so an alternative supplier could not be appointed for this route.

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Procurement-method rationale cites exclusive reseller rights and technical reasons under the group arrangement.

Rationale classifications

99% confidence

Single supplier: intellectual property/exclusive rights; technical reasons

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ProcurementMethodRationaleClassifications lists singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights and singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, evaluation scores or comparative pricing information supplied

View supporting evidence

No such information appears in the supplied notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

98% confidence

Five years

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The opportunity description states "Contract term: 5 years".

Planned period in award data

96% confidence

15 October 2026 to 31 March 2031

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Award 1 contractPeriod supplies these dates.

Signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 15 October 2026

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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is present for award 1.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route-to-market constraint

98% confidence

The buyer describes the CK Hutchison Group Enterprise Agreement as a mandated route for the required Microsoft products and services.

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The direct-award rationale says Northern Gas Networks is required to procure through that arrangement.

Supplier opportunity

97% confidence

The notice indicates limited contestability for this requirement because the buyer cites exclusive reseller rights and technical reasons.

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The stated rationale says competition is absent under the group arrangement.

Service continuity

98% confidence

The requirement is intended to maintain productivity, collaboration, security, identity-management and cloud services across operational and corporate environments.

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Opportunity description states that the arrangement will provide continuity for these services.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0787d5
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

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Buyer party is named NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED, company number 05167070.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Private utility

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Buyer party classification is UK_CA_TYPE privateUtility.

Procurement regime

99% confidence

Utilities

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Tender specialRegime is "utilities".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED, company number 06629601

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Supplier verification identifies SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED through company-number matching; the party identifier is GB-COH-06629601.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company status reported by verification workflow

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Supplier-verification record gives verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Role in stated route

99% confidence

The award names SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED, while the buyer's rationale refers to SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited as the sole authorised reseller under the group arrangement.

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Award supplier is SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED; procurement rationale names SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Indicative renewal timing

83% confidence

Around 31 March 2031, if the planned end date remains unchanged

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This is an estimate derived solely from the published planned contract end date of 31 March 2031, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award not yet concluded

99% confidence

The notice reports a pending award and a future scheduled signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.

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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.

Supplier-route naming difference

99% confidence

The named award supplier is SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED, whereas the direct-award rationale names SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited as the sole authorised reseller. The supplied data does not explain the relationship or allocation between these entities.

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Award supplier and procurement rationale use different SoftwareOne legal-entity names.

Published information gaps

99% confidence

No tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation detail, lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown, extension terms or signed-contract confirmation is supplied.

View supporting evidence

These fields are null or absent in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied notice does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
The direct-award rationale refers to SoftwareOne Hong Kong Limited, but award 1 names SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED. The supplied data does not explain this legal-entity difference.
No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, extension terms or signed-contract documentation is supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier?

SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED, verified by company number 06629601.

Has the contract been signed?

No confirmation of signature is supplied. The award is pending and a signature milestone is scheduled for 15 October 2026.

What is the award value?

The published net award value is £3,783,541.40, with a gross value of £4,540,249.68.

Why was a direct award used?

The buyer cites exclusive reseller rights and technical reasons under the CK Hutchison Group Microsoft Enterprise Agreement arrangement.

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.

Microsoft EA Renewal

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SOFTWAREONE UK LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Special regime

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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