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Microsoft Business Central Delivery and Support Partner

Department for Education

Two stages

24 days left

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Estimated value
£13,455,016
Excluding VAT
Where
Not stated
Buyer in London
Trade
IT, software and digital
Software package and information systems
Documents
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Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
16 full UK working days before the deadline to apply to take part, Tue 17 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Fri 6 Nov 2026, 9 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 25 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open IT and digital tenders (31 days).
Value
£13.5m is above the median (£1m) of the 128 open IT and digital tenders that state a value.
This buyer
1 more open tender from Department for Education listed here.

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About this tender

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The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and accredited Microsoft Solutions Partner with Microsoft Business Applications accreditation to provide specialist support, maintenance, development, enhancement and consultancy services for the Department's core…

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 100397-2026
Buyer
Department for Education
Buyer’s region
London
Where the work is
Not stated on the notice
Listed on Evendraft under
London (the buyer’s region: the notice gives no place of work)
Published
23 Oct 2026
Requests to take part by
17 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
Questions by
6 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
Estimated value
£13,455,016 (excluding VAT)
Trade
IT, software and digital
CPV codes
  • 48000000 Software package and information systems
  • 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212331 Project management software development services
  • 72230000 Custom software development services
  • 72250000 System and support services
Show all 9 codes
  • 72261000 Software support services
  • 72262000 Software development services
  • 72268000 Software supply services
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
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