Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Tower Hamlets · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- SoftwareONE UK Ltd
- Value
- £11,553,729
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 038085-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published27 Apr 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets currently holds a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, which is a contractual arrangement providing access to a wide range of Microsoft software and services. This includes operating systems such as Windows 10 and 11, core applications like Outlook, Word and Excel, as well as collaboration tools including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive. These tools are widely used across the Council to support communication, document sharing and hybrid working. The agreement also includes access to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform. Azure provides a secure and scalable environment for storing data, running systems, and delivering digital services. It reduces the Council’s reliance on physical servers by enabling secure online hosting of applications, data backup, and system management. Azure also supports the delivery of essential services across service areas and underpins the Council’s digital transformation efforts. Under Microsoft’s busi…
About the supplier
SoftwareONE UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06629601).