Published date: 6 February 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 October 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Application service providers - 72416000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1,890,000

Procurement reference

BIP1012582678

Published date

6 February 2026

Closing date

20 October 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Northumbria awarded a Contract for provision of comprehensive Azure FinOps (Cloud Financial Operations) and cost optimisation services. The primary goal of this engagement is to improve resource efficiency, reduce cloud expenditure, and establish a sustainable financial management framework for our growing Azure cloud environment.
The scope of the Azure support includes several critical areas of the university's digital ecosystem.
• Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
• Corporate Website & Student Portal
• UNN Integration Platform
• Learning Analytics & MS Fabric
• Research Web Hosting
The Supplier demonstrated proven expertise in Azure FinOps and a strong track record of delivering measurable cost savings for enterprise-level clients.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

20 October 2025

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Total value of contract

£1,890,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Softcat PLC

Address

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
SL7 1LW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sutherland Building
College Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK

Telephone

+441912326002

Email

laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk