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UK Authorised Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider with Added Value Services

Awarded to ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Cantium Business Solutions Limited(buyer)

Published
Published 16 September 2025
Deadline
Closed 19 October 2025
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Overview

Cantium Business Solutions Limited, a Local Authority Trading Company owned by Kent County Council, has awarded a contract to ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED to act as an Authorised UK Microsoft CSP Indirect Provider for the supply of Microsoft licenses for resale to Cantium's customers across the education, local authority, and private sectors. The contract commenced on 3 February 2026 for an initial 36-month term with options for up to two 12-month extensions (maximum 60 months), with an estimated total value of approximately £7 million including VAT.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
16 September 2025
Questions by
12 October 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsInformation technology services

Award outcome

Award date
3 November 2025
Contract period
3 February 2026 → 2 February 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
2 February 2031
Bids received
2
Winner
  • ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This contract ends on 2 February 2029, or 2 February 2031 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Based in
Harrogate
Public contracts won
2
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

0 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Software package and information systems drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 39% received only one.

Who bid

  • ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDWinner

How bids were scored

Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • Mandatory (Non-Technical) Requirements10%
  • Technical Specification including Price Books45%
  • General Requirement10%
  • Value-Added Services35%

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Market context

Typical award in Software package and information systems

£102,000

Median of 11,495 awards in the last 24 months

Cantium Business Solutions Limited in the last 12 months

81

contracts awarded, worth £3,412,691,648 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    18 June 2026

  2. Contract

    26 February 2026

  3. Contract

    19 November 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    16 September 2025

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