Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 99947

Government Departments: Microsoft

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 18 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanisms are in place under the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 with Microsoft to (a) monitor price changes for existing services and (b) assess the potential impact of prior purchasing decisions o

Answer

Chris Ward

The Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) provides discounts and favourable terms to UK public sector customers. Contract prices are locked at the time of each authority's contract, for the duration of that contract. Any global price changes impl...

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