Merel Rehorst-Smith | Councillor for Effingham, Guildford

Councillor Merel Rehorst-Smith

Liberal Democrats Effingham Lead Councillor for Regulatory Services

Email: merel.rehorst-smith@guildford.gov.uk

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Committees: Executive Shareholder and Trustee Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources Climate Change Board (Committee Member) Guildford and Waverley Joint Governance Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) (Guest) Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee â Resources (Guest)

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

From: Executive - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 17, 2025

The Council's general software partner contract is coming to the end of its main term, and whilst a 1-year extension of this agreement is possible, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (used for Microsoft licensing in the Council) usually come in 3-year terms, and therefore would not be possible under this arrangement. Microsoft licensed technologies remain at the heart of the Council's architecture and a replacement licensing agreement is therefore assumed to be required. The Council's Procurement team has identified a Crown Commercial Services aggregation process (procurement tendering process run on-behalf of multiple public sector organisations by Crown Commercial Services) dedicated to Microsoft licensing. This process is now completed, with the Council receiving pricing, and is seeking Executive approval to award to the winning bidder identified by Crown Commercial Services.

Recommendations Approved