VMware licensing

Summary

The tender covers the purchase of VMware licenses and subscriptions, including maintenance and professional services from Broadcom, for 60 months. The required products include VMware Cloud Foundation for 2,500 cores, VMware vDefend for 2,500 cores, VMware Avi Load Balancer for 3 service units, VMware Data Services Manager for 1,000 cores, VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA for 300 cores, and professional services. The licenses must be usable by the contracting authority, the relevant medical faculty of TU Dresden and the listed affiliated companies, including any future subsidiaries in which the authority holds more than 50%. The supplier must ensure the critical infrastructure clause, preventing remote shutdown, performance reduction or deactivation, and the software may not collect, transmit or analyse user data without consent. The contract period starts on 27 September 2026 and lasts 60 months. The supplier must submit one complete electronic tender by 27 August 2026 at 10:00. Alternative tenders are not permitted. Price is the only award criterion and has a weighting of 100%. A supplier contact must be available Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 and must provide timely information about new software versions.