Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract 1. VMWare cloud and Licences call off
Notice Description
VMware Cloud Hosts on AWS for VMware ELA additional VCF Licensing for PS504,334.00 for two years. Remaining value to enable call off of VM Ware "Broadcom" services over the life of the contract.
Procurement Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0586dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050747-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £634,334 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £634,334 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 22 Aug 2025 - 30 Jul 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialteam@ons.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8XG
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050747-2025
22nd August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048358-2025
13th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048326-2025
13th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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