Supply and Support of Microsoft Licences

Tender description

The Council is a major user of Microsoft products across both its corporate and educational IT infrastructure. All desktop, laptop and tablet end user devices use the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite of applications including Microsoft Teams. Microsoft server products are used to run Council applications such as user account authentication, email and document management. Even where a device may appear not to use Microsoft products, such as a corporate smartphone, it indirectly connects to applications that make use of Microsoft technology. All the above requires to be licensed. Scottish Procurement’s Software Value Added Re-seller Framework was identified as a compliant route to market. Scottish Procurement have already undertaken their own tender process so this in turn saves Council resources. The Software Value Added Re-seller Framework is a single source framework which means there is only one participant in the Framework – Softcat (UK) PLC. The Direct Award was undertaken in compliance with the call off procedures detailed within the buyer guide for the Framework and in line with it’s Terms and Conditions.