The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), a Division of my Department, acts as a Central Purchasing Body for a range of goods and services, including ICT.
As part of the preparatory work for the replacement procurement, the OGP published a Pre-Market Consultation (PMC) on the Renewal of Existing Microsoft Solutions and Associated Microsoft Licensing Services on 16 September 2026. The purpose of the PMC is to provide the market with an opportunity to provide feedback on key procurement design considerations and to inform the development of the revised competition.
No tender has yet been published. Accordingly, a tender publication date, tender reference number and estimated contract value are not available at this stage of the procurement process. The final design of the revised competition, including any changes arising from the preparatory and consultation process, will be determined following consideration of the feedback received through the PMC.
The timing of publication of the revised competition will be informed by the responses received through the PMC, with the objective of establishing the new Framework Agreement before the existing Framework Agreement expires in September 2027. The existing Framework Agreement remains available to Public Service Bodies in the interim.
