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
- Sheffield City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Phoenix Software Ltd SME
- Value
- £16,927,627
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Oct 2026
- Published26 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Sheffield City Council relies on Microsoft licensing to support core ICT services across the organisation. Microsoft 365, Windows, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, security, identity, server and associated licensing are embedded throughout the Council's technology estate. These products support day-to-day service delivery, collaboration, document management, communication, information security and access to corporate systems.
About the supplier
Phoenix Software Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02548628).