NHS England is spending £46,000 on benchmarking services from IDC to prepare for upcoming Microsoft software licensing negotiations. The April-August engagement represents groundwork before renegotiating what could be a nine-figure deal; the current 2023 agreement is valued at ~£774 million and covers email, Teams, and security tools for 1.5 million staff. Benchmarking will help assess competitive positioning and negotiating leverage in the next round of talks.
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NHS pays £46K to prep next Microsoft licensing round
NHS invests £46K in expert benchmarking to strengthen negotiating leverage before renegotiating a potential £774M Microsoft licensing deal covering 1.5M staff.
Monday, April 13, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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