Awarded contract

Who won: Microsoft Software Licence

A services contract from ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED, worth £410,436.22. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Value

£410,436.22

Published

13 January 2026

About this contract

Orwell Housing Association Ltd are direct awarding a contract for the provision of our Microsoft licencing renewal via the Procurement Services framework under Software products and associated services Y23065. FTS Notice ref 2023/S 000-024156 The contract commenced on 1 January 2026 for 3 years, expiring on 31 December 2028.

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✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £410,436.22, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓This one's been awarded — but ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.

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