AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Northamptonshire Council published an award and contract notice for Microsoft Azure, Fabric and Power Platform services. The contract record names TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED and records a £300,000 GBP contract signed on 14 October 2026. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeA contract record linked to award 097374-2026-1 names TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a direct award under the Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework for continuity of Microsoft licensing, support and service management.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 097374-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not separately stated for the supplier GBP · Active award
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Award 097374-2026-1 names supplier GB-COH-02183240; supplier verification matches company number 02183240 to TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-15T11:30:26+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097374-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 097374-2026-1 records dateSigned: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 097374-2026-1 has status active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£300,000
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Contract 097374-2026-1 value is 300000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the contract and is not separately broken down by lot or pricing element.
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The contract contains one total value; no lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice published_at is 2026-10-15T11:30:26+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no start or end date is supplied in the contract record.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMicrosoft Azure consumption services, Microsoft Fabric capacity, and Microsoft Power Platform licences and associated services.
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Lot 1 description.
Business uses
98% confidenceCloud infrastructure, data warehousing, analytics, reporting, application development and business-process automation.
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Lot 1 description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
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Primary classification.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKF24
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKF24.
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 without prior publication.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award under the Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework agreement.
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Published procurement-method rationale.
Published rationale
98% confidenceThe authority states that retaining its existing Microsoft licensing partner was the most efficient route and supported continuity of licensing, support and service-management arrangements.
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Published procurement-method rationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or comparative pricing is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signed contract
99% confidenceA contract record is explicitly recorded as signed on 14 October 2026.
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Contract dateSigned is present.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated.
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
92% confidenceUnknown
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The description references services 'for 2 years', but no contract start or end date is supplied; a contractual duration cannot be calculated reliably.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceThe scope combines cloud consumption, data-platform capacity and licences/services for the Microsoft Power Platform.
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Lot 1 description.
Continuity consideration
98% confidenceThe authority's published rationale identifies continuity of Microsoft licensing, support and service management as a reason for the direct award route.
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Published procurement-method rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole related lot is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract records are both marked active and the contract has a signed date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 097374-2026-1 statuses are active; contract dateSigned is present.
Missing operational dates
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start date and contract end date.
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Top-level contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 02183240.
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supplierVerification status is verified; match method is company_number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published lifecycle data conflict: lot 1 is cancelled, whereas the linked award and signed contract records are active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, extension or renewal terms, bid count, evaluation details, lot value and pricing breakdown.
- The description says the services are 'for 2 years', but absent contractual start and end dates this cannot be treated as a confirmed calculated contract duration.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Northamptonshire CouncilTRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDMicrosoft Azure servicesMicrosoft FabricPower PlatformY23065direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 02183240.
What is the published contract value?
£300,000 GBP for the contract record.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 14 October 2026.
What is the status of the procurement?
The award and contract are marked active, but the sole related lot is marked cancelled in the published data.
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