Who Won It

Contract award · 18 May 2026

Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

University Of Edinburgh awarded “Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software” to VMware International Unlimited Company for £3.44m.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsScotland

BuyerUniversity Of Edinburgh
Value £3.44m
WinnerVMware International Unlimited Company

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
Supplier
VMware International Unlimited Company
Value
£3,441,439.62
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
047564-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 May 2026
  2. Published22 May 2026Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

Procurement of virtualisation management software (VMware) following a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for a period of 5 years.

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
7 Apr 2026
Vmware UK Limited £3.44m

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