Virtual Environment Infrastructure
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
21 May 2026
Description
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is looking to upgrade/change the current virtual environment. The current virtual environment is hosted on a VMWare platform by 3 Host (cluster), hosting a total of 27 servers and two Non-federated SAN. Though we are happy with VMWare as a solution, constant changes on price for licenses and difficult access to support has made us want to look for alternative solutions, like Nutanix, that can provide scalability, easy management, great security, fault tolerance, good analytics across the environment. We are requesting from the supplier to provide the Royal Hospital Chelsea with a quote for VMWare, Nutanix and another alternative solution. For comparison, pros and cons.
Scope
- Reference
- RHC-40
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 24 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2029Possible extension to 23 Mar 2031
2 x 1 year options available
- CPV classifications
- 72222300
- Contract locations
- London, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
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Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please note that this advert will be closed on 18th January 2026. No further expressions of interest will be accepted after this date. Must have "Find a tender" Registration Number in order for the issue of the ITT document. The ITT will not be issued without this. The registration number must be provided when requesting the tender document
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
21 Apr 2026
Contract start
25 May 2026
Contract end
25 May 2029
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 21 Apr 2026 · Contract period 25 May 2026 — 25 May 2029
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