# M365 Control Suite

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Care Quality Commission.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Care Quality Commission](/buyers/care-quality-commission/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [AvePoint UK, Ltd\.](/suppliers/avepoint-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £235,916
- Tender value: £235,916
- Award date: 20 March 2026
- Published: 10 April 2026
- Contract start: 31 March 2026
- Contract end: 30 December 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7abdb8da-13ab-4f88-a582-79092b7cac54-892467
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0a094c33-f5e7-4892-882b-bfd5aec85208

## Description

This is a Contract Award Notice\. The Care Quality Commission \(CQC\) requires a suite of M365 management tools for its M365 Immutable Backup to improve the quality of the backups, remove unnecessary content and perform good information governance practice\. This procurement was undertaken through the CCS G Cloud 14 Framework Agreement \(RM1557\.14\), Lot 2 Cloud Software, following the Direct Award process\. The Contract is awarded for a total period of 33 months\. Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions\. Contract Reference: CQC TDI 027

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7abdb8da-13ab-4f88-a582-79092b7cac54-892467)