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How to read contract values: notice stages, dates and worked examples

Sheffield City Council · published 26 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Open official source ↗More from this buyerYorkshire and the Humber reportSoftware package and information systems report
Contracts Finder release ID9efe490a-aa5c-43ab-b4fd-cff0ea35fe22-919087
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-85b13e18-db50-4eac-bf3f-a7fc63cbe2c8
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-187357
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£16,927,627
award field
Tender value
£16,927,627
tender field
Procurement method
Direct award
Category
services
CPV
48000000
Software package and information systems
Delivery
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Sheffield City Council relies on Microsoft licensing to support core ICT services across the organisation. Microsoft 365, Windows, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, security, identity, server and associated licensing are embedded throughout the Council's technology estate. These products support day-to-day service delivery, collaboration, document management, communication, information security and access to corporate systems.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release26 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published1 Nov 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published26 Oct 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published1 Nov 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Oct 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Phoenix Software Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 26 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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