Published date: 19 August 2021

This notice was replaced on 13 September 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 September 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

LU1 3JU

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UoB/ICT531/2021/08

Published date

19 August 2021

Closing date

27 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 September 2021

Contract end date

29 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Summary
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1.1 The University's current virtualisation provider is VMware and the license for the vSphere Enterprise Plus is up for renewal this year.
2. Current Provision Production Environment
2.1 Capacity for 34 CPU's of vSphere Enterprise Plus license.

3. Current Provision DR Environment
3.1 Capacity for 12 CPU's of vSphere Enterprise Plus license.

4. Further Information/Details
4.1 It is encouraged that applicants contact VMWare for more details.

5. High-Level Objectives
Tender responses should ensure these high-level objectives are met with the solutions proposed:
Renew our current VMware license investment for a minimum of one year providing options for 3 years also for comparison.
Tenderer's are expected to be a VMware partner.

This is being evaluated on 100% price

More information

Links

Additional text

The above link allows suppliers to register, view the documents and submit their tender.

Tenderers are expected to be a VMware Partner

About the buyer

Contact name

Tracy Wilson

Address

University Square
LUTON
LU13JU
England

Telephone

01582743315

Email

tracy.wilson@beds.ac.uk

Website

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfordshire/aspx/Tenders/Current