Tender overview

Updated 7 February 2026

Buyer: Northumbria University
Status: Complete
Procurement method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Category: services
CPV classification: 72416000 — Application service providers
Tender period: Not supplied — Not supplied

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.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown

Active

Azure Cloud SaaS

Awarded: Not supplied
Award value: Not supplied
Suppliers: 1
Signed contract: 19 October 2025

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

3 parties

Buyer

Northumbria University

Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

Identifier PNBP-4638-XHJP

Supplier

Softcat PLC

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, UKC, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom

Identifier 02174990

ReviewBody

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

College street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

FTS

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