Notice Information
Notice Title
NCC1840 VMWare vSphere Foundation licences
Notice Description
Procurement of a one year subscription of VMWare vShpere Foundation licences for approximately 300 virtual servers that underpin the Council's core ICT infrastructure.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6f5265db-7a2b-49df-ae0b-87d8fdb37f36
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a03b680c-5a32-420a-8b38-b09e7f2d9b35
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Direct Award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48800000 - Information systems and servers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £99,956 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £99,956 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 13 May 2026 - 13 May 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MORPETH
- Postcode
- NE61 2EF
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC42 Northumberland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Northumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Morpeth Kirkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- North Northumberland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a03b680c-5a32-420a-8b38-b09e7f2d9b35
1st May 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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