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
- National Energy System Operator Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £11,836,235.37
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 053722-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 May 2026
- Published8 Jun 2026Published 34 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Microsoft Enterprise and on-premise infrastructure licensing, including Microsoft 365 subscriptions, server and infrastructure software licences, and associated reseller services. The contract supports NESO's transition from the existing TSA arrangement to a standalone Microsoft licensing estate, ensuring continuity of critical business services, security compliance, and operational resilience. The scope includes the supply, management and administration of software licences required to meet NESO's current and future business requirements over the contract term. The contract has been awarded via Direct Award under the CCS TePAS2 Framework (RM6098).
About the supplier
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02579852).