# prj\_4739 - IBM WebSphere renewal

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Digital.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NHS Digital](/buyers/nhs-digital/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Software Box Limited
- Award value: £70,000
- Tender value: £70,000
- Award date: 28 September 2020
- Published: 17 May 2021
- Contract start: 1 November 2020
- Contract end: 31 October 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 921cba47-a597-491b-a1da-bcf81ada2798-436720
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-960179d0-1f4e-414e-9513-b86641bdf637

## Description

Renewal of IBM Licences, Support and Maintenance Software is subscription based on a 1 \+ 1 contract to allow continued use with the possibility of extension after the first year, other software requires maintenance agreement to enable upgrade / patching including security updates protection\. Support allows our support team to raise support calls should issues occur with the software in service The current subscription expires on 31/10/20 & there is no further extension provision within the current contract \(CON\_2549\)\. We will be putting a new contract in place for a further 12 months subscriptions and will be accessing the reseller market via CCS TPAS framework in order to facilitate this\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/921cba47-a597-491b-a1da-bcf81ada2798-436720)