# Virtual Machine Environment \(VME\) Licences

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Fujitsu Services Limted
- Award value: £37,699,573
- Tender value: £37,699,573
- Award date: 18 February 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 24 February 2016
- Contract end: 23 February 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: c3675077-4c13-47dc-91a8-d0caa5c160e2-96400
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7c70a7c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Department has procured the Fujitsu VME licences direct to enable the continued operation of all it's core sysytems via the HPE SSBA contract\. The contract is for 3 years split as two contracts one for 12 months and one for 2 years to enable the continued operation of these systems until contract closure\. This gave the Department the best VFM and business continuity\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3675077-4c13-47dc-91a8-d0caa5c160e2-96400)