Not stated GB CF

DA from the Digital Workplace Solutions 2 SBS10510 FW for the Microsoft CSP License and Subscriptions contract

Stockton-on-tees Borough Council. Combined from multiple notices.

Stage: Stage not stated

the buyer's notice does not place this at planning, tender or award. A named supplier below means it has been awarded.
Buyer: Stockton-on-tees Borough Council
Supplier: PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED

named in the award notice
Value: £216K

covers more than the cyber work
Deadline: 28 Apr 2026

from notice 9ca56a43-2fa4-445a-b0ef-4005ccfde2ba-900109
Awarded: 28 Apr 2026

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: North East, England
First published: 30 Apr 2026

last seen 2 Jun 2026

What the buyer published

Microsoft licences are proprietary products governed by standard commercial terms established by Microsoft. Although several authorised licensing partners are available, these suppliers do not offer alternative products and possess limited flexibility regarding pricing or licence conditions. Consequently, conducting a competitive tender would not result in substantial market competition or enhanced value for money. Proceeding with the proposed direct award ensures service continuity, mitigates operational risk, and utilises existing licensing and support arrangements. This contract covers multiple licences and services, including academic alternative licences (A5) for eligible users, network bridging between our data centre and Microsoft Azure for Teams Telephony and call centre integration, and security measures such as Azure Firewall. Additionally, the security provision encompasses the antivirus solution for all our servers. It also includes costs for a Microsoft Fabric instance used with Power BI for analytics. Essentially, CSP is a subscription to Microsoft services. This procurement was carried out on behalf of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Darlington Borough Council.

The buyer published this contract more than once.

We combine all notices into one record, so it only appears here once.

Notice	Published	Type	Stage
9ca56a43-2fa4-445a-b0ef-4005ccfde2ba-900109	30 Apr 2026		other · updated 1 time, latest 2 Jun 2026

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this Network security

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Network security Firewalls, web and email filtering, VPN and secure access, and their management.

Cyber inside a bigger contract A named cyber part inside a wider IT contract.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.