Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be1-def1-7190-ad85-85e3ce16a8a8/microsoft-certified-engineering-support [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBdirect award procedure # Microsoft Certified Engineering Support [Sellafield Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sellafield-limited) Estimated value Not stated Published 7 Jul 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender The Contracting Authority requires the provision of Microsoft Certified Engineering Support services, including advanced technical support, product escalation, and engineering-level assurance for its existing Microsoft enterprise environment. This environment includes Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, and security services, which are critical to the Authority’s operational delivery and are tightly integrated across business functions. This procurement is being undertaken as a direct award under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the grounds set out in Schedule 5. Microsoft is the only supplier able to provide: ### Direct access to product engineering teams ### Source-level diagnostics and escalation pathways No other supplier can deliver the requirement independently. Third-party providers are dependent on Microsoft for escalation and therefore Cannot provide equivalent authority or resolution capability. The Contracting Authority has undertaken a proportionate assessment of alternatives and a commercial benchmarking exercise to confirm that the proposed approach represents value for money. Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06b883-2026-07-07T13:05:57+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06b883-2026-07-07T13:05:57+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileSellafield Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sellafield-limited) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature Natural England 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature)[Grounds maintenance Cottenham Parish Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a149bb-c1bb-71de-9d4c-6f106e58cd55/grounds-maintenance)[RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a146ba-bdbb-723e-91d9-73c07d7467ba/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)[Vacuum Pump Tritium Testing UK Atomic Energy Authority 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1464c-dd0c-72ed-b7bd-bac1e52155ab/vacuum-pump-tritium-testing)[Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery \_ Luton Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery 48 days left 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1464c-ddaa-7241-8e2f-11a93eea790b/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-nursery-luton)[Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2 The Borough Council of Calderdale 12 days left 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14872-4a25-72ad-a37f-1a3be4bb5b48/children-young-peoples-homecare-sitting-service-short-breaks-specialist-l)