Official UK procurement notice
VMWARE LICENSES · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are looking to procure VMWare licenses with support and maintenance for an 12-month period.
CPV: Installation services of computers and office equipment · Installation services of electrical equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- technical social value: 10
- commercial: 90
- price: 90
Published award criteria (3)
- technical social value: 10
- commercial: 90
- Price: 90
- Price carries 180 of 190 points: a 10% discount moves about 18 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “VMWARE LICENSES” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Authority reference
BCU-MIN-62982- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092224- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d3cFind a Tender
Publisher note: this process was undertaken through the National Procurement Services – IT Products and Services 3 – WGCD-ICT-124-23 – Lot 2 Software Framework agreement (WA Ref:171127)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 092224-2026-BCU-MIN-62982-1
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £66,147
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CDW LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.