---
title: "VMWare Licence Renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c4e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council"
published: "2026-09-29"
---

# VMWare Licence Renewal

Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c4e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091797-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £508,956 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Postcode area | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CDW Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 12:03 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091797-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091797-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-059bfd
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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