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VMWare Licence Renewal

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 12:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council procured a renewal of its VMware software licences. This is an IT software licensing requirement, rather than a general software development or consultancy commission. The purchase sits within a further competition under an IT Software Framework, and covers the council’s licence renewal. The delivery location is Bradford, within the council’s district. Additional licences may be purchased if required, so the requirement includes scope to expand the licensed provision. The selected supplier was CDW Limited. The procurement is relevant to IT software resellers and licensing specialists able to supply VMware licences to a local authority and support a framework-based purchasing route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to CDW Limited following a competitive further competition under an existing IT Software Framework. There was one lot. The award is dated 28 September 2026 and is valued at £508,956.73 excluding VAT (£610,748 including VAT). The contract period runs from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2031. The award records the supplier as selected, while a contract signature was scheduled for 16 October 2026. The buyer may purchase additional licences under the stated option. Evaluation criteria are not set out in the available procurement details, so the basis for selecting the supplier beyond the competitive framework process cannot be described.

This award demonstrates a substantial, long-term requirement at Bradford Council for VMware licence renewal through a competitive call-off from an IT software framework. Suppliers seeking to compete for similar future work would need to offer authorised VMware licensing and the commercial capacity to service a large local-authority requirement over a multi-year term. The option to purchase additional licences also favours a supplier able to accommodate changes in licence volumes. Experience supplying software licences to public-sector organisations and the ability to compete through the relevant framework route would be directly relevant. This is evidence of demand for VMware licensing at this council, not an indicator that the council will necessarily repeat the same procurement or use the same framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

VMWare Licence Renewal

Notice Description

VMWare Licence Renewal Further Competition under Framework Agreement IT Software Framework - 104504 - CBMDC 843

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c4e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091797-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£508,956 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CDW Limited

Further Information

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