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25099 Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider Contract

Cambridgeshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Cambridgeshire County Council has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 December 2025.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The ICT Service is a charging service within Cambridgeshire County Council that provides a range of ICT services to schools and academies in Cambridgeshire. We currently resell Microsoft CSP licenses to schools in our capacity as a Microsoft CSP Indirect Reseller. We are inviting Microsoft CSP Indirect Providers to express interest in supplying licenses to us under a new single supplier contract and also for their input into the procurement process and award criteria. The contract will be for 3 years and estimated contract value over the contract period is £180,000.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 062641-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

154

Awards

61

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering Platform

    Nova TrustUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soonLess than an hour leftSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  2. DLSITT1105 - New Diamond Website

    Diamond Light Source LimitedSouth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon2 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £90kestimated
  3. Opportunity Finder​ Sept 2026

    UK Power Networks (Operations) LimitedLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon2 hours leftExpress interestLow competition

    £800kestimated
  4. SWAST-5146-COR Employee Career Development Mentoring App

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth WestIT services and software

    Closing soon2 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  5. Employee Benefits and Occupational Health Services

    Crown Commercial ServiceUK-wideHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon5 hours left7 lotsFramework

    £1.3bnframework ceiling

From notice 062641-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 6 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.