# Server 2016 License Requirements

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 15 May 2019
- Planned start: 21 June 2019
- Planned end: 20 June 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 367494be-a0d7-46c9-981e-0e659511aa75-289661
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ca365d4-5227-48f5-a641-ecf407ceb001

## Description

The GMC are upgrading to Windows Server 2016 in the coming months and because of this we need to upgrade our Windows server licences across the estate\. We currently have a mixture of Physical and virtual servers that we need to licence\. We would like to purchase the licenses on a perpetual agreement with no Software Assurance\.

## Related contract awards

- [Lay Advocacy Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-59035559-9d4d-4966-a7ad-917d81c2e1a7): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Toxicology Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-63b13d2d-c216-48d6-a3a8-dd3a67306eea): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6fc38c8d-f182-4aa7-a7c9-d9e187a10d41): General Medical Council \(GMC\)

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/367494be-a0d7-46c9-981e-0e659511aa75-289661)