Contract Award Notice or call off from a framework (below OJEU threshold)

North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

UK

Contact person: William Tomelty

Telephone: +44 1294310000

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM93

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

II.1.1) Title

Microsoft Unified Advanced Support – Direct Award against the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 12 Framework (RM1557.12)

Reference number: NAC/DA/5018

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72261000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

As part of North Ayrshire Council's ("NAC") Digital Strategy, back in 2018 NAC took the strategic decision to invest in the latest Microsoft licencing model and technology. This has seen NAC migrate to Microsoft Outlook for email and Microsoft 365 for Office software. The investment has also seen the introduction of Microsoft Teams for collaborative working and will enable the migration of all network files over to Microsoft Sharepoint.

Microsoft Unified Advanced Support provides essential technical support and access to professional and training services from Microsoft. This contract provides complete, end-to-end managed support across the full Microsoft platform to address often complex needs and to assist NAC in our technical security and expanding cloud capability options.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 89 446.81 GBP

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Microsoft

2-4 Waterloo Place

Edinburgh

E1 3EG

UK

Telephone: +44 7535200845

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

VI.4.1) Review body