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title: "PROVISION OF REDHAT ELEMENTS LICENCEE RENEWAL"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4508c913-cb09-4fca-b5b2-1e75898920c4"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2019-08-27"
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# PROVISION OF REDHAT ELEMENTS LICENCEE RENEWAL

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4508c913-cb09-4fca-b5b2-1e75898920c4

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Ministry of Defence seeking a supplier for the "Provision of RedHat Elements Licence Renewal" to support its Information Application Services, which facilitate applications and services for the Army and Defence sectors. This competitive tender falls under the goods category, specifically for software package utilities, with an estimated value of £110,266.85. The tender was concluded on 26th June 2019, and the awarded contract commenced on 11th July 2019, lasting until 8th June 2020, with the relevant delivery address located in Andover, England.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in software licensing, support services, and IT solutions, to engage with a major government organisation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete, given the nature of the procurement, which utilises a selective method from a framework agreement. Companies that offer Linux operating systems, storage solutions, or related software should consider opportunities to collaborate or provide services in future contracts with the Ministry of Defence.

## Notice

Information Application Services (IAS) deliver applications & services to Army and wider Defence via the Army Hosting Environments (AHE) and Joint Server Farm (JSF). These systems are at Official, Official Sensitive and SECRET. Operating systems from Microsoft (Windows Server) and Red Hat (Linux) are used within the environment. Three elements of software from Red Hat need to be licenced annually. These are: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Resilient Storage Red Hat Ansible Tower

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f22e2f50-51ee-4c25-a426-e21af19cabce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 10 Jul 2019 - 8 Jun 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £110,266 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £110,266 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | ANDOVER |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP11 8HJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Test Valley |
| Electoral ward | Andover Millway |
| Westminster constituency | North West Hampshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INSIGHT DIRECT (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2019 at 15:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f22e2f50-51ee-4c25-a426-e21af19cabce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f22e2f50-51ee-4c25-a426-e21af19cabce
  27th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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