Expired contract

Provision of VMWare vSphere Foundation 1 Year Licence

Details

Buyer: Salford City Council
Supplier(s): Phoenix Software Limited
Value: £71,567
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Published: 29 July 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The provision of VMWare vSphere Foundation 1 Year Licence

Timeline

Completed: Award date21 April 2025
Completed: Award published29 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date20 April 2026

About the buyer

Salford City Council is a Greater Manchester local authority that runs procurement through its own dedicated commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the north west's shared local authority procurement portal. Suppliers register free on The Chest to receive email alerts for the specific contract areas that interest them. Larger tenders also appear on the Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Since February 2025 the Procurement Act 2023 has required suppliers to register on the Central Digital Platform. A procurement strategy covering 2023 to 2027 sets out the council's sourcing priorities.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Salford City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

48200000 · Networking, Internet and intranet software package

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@salford-city-council.gov