Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£6,882,8792 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to VMWARE UK LIMITED, VMware International Unlimited Company2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2026, 10:13 BST
Authority reference: NCA31144
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-047564
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0680b3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The University of Edinburgh is awarding a contract without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:832504)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £6,882,8792 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 18 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VMWARE UK LIMITED	£3,441,440 †	—	Awarded
VMware International Unlimited Company	£3,441,440 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 047564-2026-NCA31144-1 · VMware International Unlimited Company
Signed
18 May 2026
Value
£3,441,440
Status
active
Contract 033131-2026-1 · VMWARE UK LIMITED
Signed
7 Apr 2026
Value
£3,441,440
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

VMWARE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier 1 Flow, River Park, Staines-Upon-Thames, UK, TW18 3FA
VMware International Unlimited CompanyAwarded supplier Behan House, Barrack Square, Cork, IE053, Ireland

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.