This decision seeks approval to award a contract for the provision of Microsoft enterprise software licences for Oxford City Council for a period of three years, with an estimated contract value of £1.8 million, and a potential maximum value of £2.2 million, subject to licence usage and organisational requirements.

The contract will provide access to Microsoft’s core productivity, collaboration, security, and cloud services, including Microsoft 365 and associated enterprise products, which are critical to the Council’s day-to-day operations, cyber security posture, and digital service delivery.

The proposed contract will ensure continuity of service, compliance with licensing obligations, cost certainty over the contract term, and alignment with the Council’s cloud-first and security-by-design strategies.