# Datacentre Hardware Upgrade for VMWare

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [South of England Procurement Centre](/buyers/south-of-england-procurement-centre/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [XMA Ltd](/contract-winners/xma/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £192,621
- Tender value: £192,620
- Award date: 3 January 2023
- Published: 5 September 2023
- Contract start: 3 January 2023
- Contract end: 2 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2fe79a18-1fd7-44ca-a1d8-99f30223df0f-647068
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-858e1125-00d5-4cf5-9ee3-307bca8c4af0

## Description

The procurement has provided the minimum datacentre server capacity needed to allow the removal of hardware that is blocking the upgrade to VMWare\. Currently without these changes it will not be possible to patch hardware firmware, VMWare and Zerto software at both Queen Alexandra Hospital and St Mary's Hospital\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fe79a18-1fd7-44ca-a1d8-99f30223df0f-647068)