Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Virtualisation Software and Associated Reseller Services

The contracting authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the ‘Framework Agreement’) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ‘Services’). In summary, the services comprise: — virtualisation software which includes: desktop virtualisation, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), server virtualisation, application virtualisation, presentation virtualisation, virtualisation management software, — virtualisation software licensing, — virtualisation software support and maintenance, — virtualisation software support services, — virtualisation software professional technical services, — virtualisation software training services, — virtualisation software managed services. Tenderers should note that all further references to licence(s) and/or licensing shall be deemed to include subscriptions where the context so admits or requires.