Official UK procurement notice
Red Hat Licences · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 12 Aug 2026
Awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Salford is seeking to renew their licence subscription for the below Red Hat licences.
Contract Number: 11717079
8x Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server with Satellite, Standard (Physical or Virtual Nodes)
16x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Virtual Datacenters with Satellite, Standard
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
What this means for your bid
- “Red Hat Licences” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:17 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077007- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e31eFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 08:17 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Software Ltd13 Aug 2026 – 12 Aug 2027 | £53,073 inc. VAT | 12 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender