Bytes Software Services - Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement and Software Asset Management Services

The O365 platform provides the Authority's main E-mail and Teams platforms along with associated services. The Authority is not expecting the core functionality of these platforms to dramatically change as a result of any new agreement.

In addition to the expected renewal of the agreement there is a requirement to uplift our existing Office 2010 estate to a more modern version. Microsoft Office 2010 is scheduled to be classed as End of Life (EOL) as of 13th October 2020.

The Authority has been engaged recently with national teams from NHS Digital (NHSD) around a new national agreement, come MOU, between Microsoft and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) called N365. This has opened up options to products and SKU's previously unused by the Authority.

The Authority is seeking the provision of a Microsoft Enterprise Subscription for a period of three (3) years from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2023.