Notice Information
Notice Title
Red Hat Licences
Notice Description
Site-wide licence for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Academic Site Subscription and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (Academic Edition).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b5294b7c-b63f-4bcf-9e69-e4108c9a9010
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebff5288-b292-4dc1-b53f-3d2cc33bba67
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £670,262 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £670,262 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Apr 2026 - 13 Apr 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Monkston
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebff5288-b292-4dc1-b53f-3d2cc33bba67
14th April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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