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VMware VCF 9 Implementation

Edinburgh Napier University

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02 Jun 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Edinburgh Napier University has completed a procurement process titled "VMware VCF 9 Implementation," which focused on the education sector. The project involved the delivery and installation of VMware VCF 9, alongside a five-year End User Licence, at the university's Sighthill Campus in Edinburgh, UK. This procurement was executed without prior publication of a call for competition, highlighting a limited procurement method due to technical constraints, ensuring continuity in their cloud computing infrastructure. The contract was awarded to VMware International Unlimited Company, with the award notice dated 29th May 2026, and the contract value amounts to £1,480,218.82.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for organisations specialising in software deployment, license management, and ongoing system support, particularly those with existing VMware partnerships or expertise. Businesses operating in similar technical domains can leverage the potential for long-term engagements with educational institutions that require technically specialised solutions. This specific procurement underscores the importance of offering compatible, innovative solutions that seamlessly integrate with existing systems, making it an attractive venture for firms adept in providing technically sophisticated and compatible software infrastructure services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

VMware VCF 9 Implementation

Notice Description

A converged implementation and installation of VCF 9 from the current VMware installed state, plus 5-year End User Licence.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a 5-year subscription renewal contract for our VMware provision plus professional services to deploy VCF version 9.1.

Procurement Information

These are supplies ands services intended as a partial replacement and upgrade of, and extension to, an existing software installation, where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility with, and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance of, our cloud computing and virtualization technology environment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000833248
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN557021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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

48210000 - Networking software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,480,218 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Edinburgh Napier University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH11 4BN
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Sighthill/Gorgie
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VMware International Unlimited Company

Further Information

Notice Documents

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