# Renewal of Durham County Council's Microsoft Agreement via NHSSBS DWS2

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Softcat Plc](/contract-winners/softcat/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £8,611,161
- Award date: 11 May 2026
- Published: 4 August 2026
- Contract start: 1 June 2026
- Contract end: 31 May 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 3394fca2-ab29-4eeb-9e9e-3feb35b8d963-907370
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3cb5f58-76d7-48b0-a7f4-c876caa4602d

## Description

Durham County Council have a requirement to renew and upgrade current Microsoft Licensing packages for a variety of products including the move from E3 to E5\. There is an existing contract in place and therefore, the incumbent supplier has been approached to update the agreement, via direct award utilising the NHS SBS DWS2 framework agreement\.

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- [Partition and Ceiling Works Coulson Street Phase 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-94574035-f06b-4a94-9c80-bccb60afc625): Durham County Council
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- [UKSBS ServiceNow renewal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3035c8b4-7c73-4c49-b382-ce988dc4c3fc): UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3394fca2-ab29-4eeb-9e9e-3feb35b8d963-907370)