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title: "VMWARE LICENSES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d3c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# VMWARE LICENSES

Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d3c

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## Summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board procured VMware software licences, together with support and maintenance, for use by the health board. The requirement is for software licensing and associated technical support rather than equipment installation or a wider IT transformation project. The procurement was managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership–Procurement Services, acting as a central purchasing body. Delivery is in Wales. The work was grouped as a single lot and conducted through the National Procurement Services IT Products and Services 3 software framework. This gives suppliers a clear indication of the buyer’s requirement: continued access to VMware software and the support and maintenance needed to operate it.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to CDW Limited. The contract is active and was signed on 9 July 2026, at a value of £66,147.20. The requirement was for a 12-month period. It was run as a restricted procedure through a framework agreement, with one lot. Three bids were received, all from small and medium-sized businesses. The published lot criteria identify technical social value and commercial considerations, alongside price; the stated criterion descriptions assign 10 to technical social value and 90 to commercial, with 90 also shown for price. The lot is recorded as cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active; the process-level outcome identifies CDW Limited as the successful supplier.

This award shows recurring public-sector demand from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for VMware licensing bundled with support and maintenance, procured through a software framework. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to supply the relevant VMware licences and provide dependable support and maintenance across the full service period. The competition attracted three bids, all from SMEs, indicating that suppliers of this scale have competed for the requirement. The stated evaluation gives weight to commercial considerations and price as well as technical social value, so a strong proposition would need competitive pricing, credible technical delivery and a clear account of its social value. Suppliers already able to work through the relevant framework route are best placed to compete for this specific requirement.

## Notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are looking to procure VMWare licenses with support and maintenance for an 12-month period.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are looking to procure VMWare licenses with support and maintenance for an 12-month period. this process was undertaken through the National Procurement Services - IT Products and Services 3 - WGCD-ICT-124-23 - Lot 2 Software Framework agreement Additional information: this process was undertaken through the National Procurement Services - IT Products and Services 3 - WGCD-ICT-124-23 - Lot 2 Software Framework agreement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092224-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £66,147 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
- 51600000 - Installation services of computers and office equipment

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 10:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092224-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:001111-2026:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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