# Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire Police](/buyers/leicestershire-police/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [SOFTCAT PLC](/contract-winners/softcat/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,100,000
- Tender value: £2,100,000
- Award date: 1 August 2025
- Published: 4 August 2025
- Contract start: 22 July 2025
- Contract end: 21 July 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 780196df-ea46-4c65-9241-e8bb156ea82a-857539
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11a9bf11-4086-4a58-9b99-f88ecfb925ee

## Description

A new SCE agreement with Microsoft\. This will be a drawdown contract, with monthly billing based on usage\. Includes core Azure services and AVS \(Azure VMware Solution\) costs\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780196df-ea46-4c65-9241-e8bb156ea82a-857539)