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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

University Of Edinburgh · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 17:51.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of virtualisation management software (VMware) following a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for a period of 5 years.

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.

VMware International Unlimited Company

No match
Contract value
£3.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 May 2026
Award ID
047564-2026-NCA31144-1
Status
active
Location
Cork, IE053, Ireland, Ireland

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Procurement of virtualisation management software (VMware) following a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for a period of 5 years.Value not stated

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
NCA31144
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The University of Edinburgh is awarding a contract without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Procurement of virtualisation management software (VMware) following a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for a period of 5 years.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University Of Edinburgh
Id
GB-FTS-2023

Identifier

Legal Name
University Of Edinburgh

Address

Street Address
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH1 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Suzanne Toole

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
VMware International Unlimited Company
Id
GB-FTS-182149

Identifier

Legal Name
VMware International Unlimited Company

Address

Street Address
Behan House, Barrack Square
Locality
Cork
Region
IE053
Postal Code
Ireland
Country Name
Ireland

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-1637

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
047564-2026-NCA31144-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182149
Name
VMware International Unlimited Company

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
047564-2026-NCA31144-1
Award ID
047564-2026-NCA31144-1
Status
active
Date Signed
18 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,441,439.62
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 033131-2026award, contract ·
  2. 047564-2026award, contract ·