Contract award · 19 Jun 2026

Provision of Microsoft Agreement for Azure hosting

South Ayrshire Council awarded “Provision of Microsoft Agreement for Azure hosting” to Softcat PLC for £599k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesScotland

Value £599k
WinnerSoftcat PLC

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
South Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Softcat PLC
Value
£598,876.68
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
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Jun 2026
  2. Published30 Jun 2026Published 11 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Microsoft Agreement for Azure hosting

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