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Contract 1. VMWare cloud and Licences call off

Office for National Statistics · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:23.

Opportunity overview

VMware Cloud Hosts on AWS for VMware ELA additional VCF Licensing for £504,334.00 for two years. Remaining value to enable call off of VM Ware "Broadcom" services over the life of the contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CS-26-048
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Government wide issue - Broadcom withdrew product from UK resellers - ONS had several contracts for Broadcom products and had to purchase directly. This purchase aligns all our contracts.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMZG-4913-JQXG
Name
Office for National Statistics

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP10 8XG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PMZG-4913-JQXG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PBRH-7226-RMPZ
Name
VMware International Unlimited Company

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
IE
Country
IE
Locality
Cork
Postal Code
P32 HX01
Country Name
Ireland
Street Address
Behan House, Barrack Square, Ballincollig Co.

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PBRH-7226-RMPZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
13 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
VMWare cloud and Licences call off
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Information systems and servers

Value

Amount
634,334
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
761,200

Options

Description
Committing to VMWare Cloud Hosting and ELA VCF Licensing for £504,334.08. Remaining value to allow purchase of MS SPLA licences and other Broadcom products if required.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048326-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 11:17
Entry 2
Id
048358-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 11:54

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBRH-7226-RMPZ
Name
VMware International Unlimited Company

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
23 Aug 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
VMWare cloud and Licences call off
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
22 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Mainly a license purchase

Value

Amount
634,334
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
761,200

Period

Ends
30 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
23 Aug 2025, 00:00

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Committing to VMWare Cloud Hosting and ELA VCF Licensing for £504,334.08. Remaining value to allow purchase of MS SPLA licences and other Broadcom products if required.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050747-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 10:17

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8XG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0586dc-2025-08-22T10:17:52+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·