# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=virtualization-software-subscriptions-support 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "VMware Cloud Foundation and vDefend subscription licences with support" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/27a66732-4035-449c-9a86-4d44c417a171/vmware-cloud-foundation-vdefend-subscription-support-frankfurt" last-updated: 2026-10-14T20:23:12.749434+00:00 --- # VMware Cloud Foundation and vDefend subscription licences with support University Hospital Frankfurt is procuring 12-month subscriptions for its existing VMware Cloud Foundation environment, including VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle, together with manufacturer maintenance and support. Each subscription is specified for 2,360 cores, with matching core counts for both products. The supplier must document manufacturer registration and provide at least Production Support with 24/7 availability for Severity 1 incidents. A separate on-demand support allowance is capped at five person-days and carries no minimum call-off. Licensing is core-based with a 16-core minimum per CPU. The service term is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The official detail page gives 30 October 2026 but no time; the snapshot text says 12:00 while its UTC timestamp says 11:00Z, and no source resolves that difference. The visitor deadline is date-only. No estimated value or award criterion is stated in the retrieved notice. - Status: open - Country: DE - Buyer: Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt - Submission deadline: 2026-10-30 (date) - Original notice: https://www.service.bund.de/IMPORTE/Ausschreibungen/healyhudson/2026/09/edaad56f-9cad-408a-97b9-67435c328d91.html - Source checked: 2026-10-14T20:22:28.342089Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "27a66732-4035-449c-9a86-4d44c417a171", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-14T20:23:12.749434+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T20:22:28.342089Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/27a66732-4035-449c-9a86-4d44c417a171/vmware-cloud-foundation-vdefend-subscription-support-frankfurt", "locale": "en", "title": "VMware Cloud Foundation and vDefend subscription licences with support", "summary": "University Hospital Frankfurt is procuring 12-month subscriptions for its existing VMware Cloud Foundation environment, including VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle, together with manufacturer maintenance and support. Each subscription is specified for 2,360 cores, with matching core counts for both products. The supplier must document manufacturer registration and provide at least Production Support with 24/7 availability for Severity 1 incidents. A separate on-demand support allowance is capped at five person-days and carries no minimum call-off. Licensing is core-based with a 16-core minimum per CPU. The service term is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The official detail page gives 30 October 2026 but no time; the snapshot text says 12:00 while its UTC timestamp says 11:00Z, and no source resolves that difference. The visitor deadline is date-only. 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Each subscription is specified for 2,360 cores, with matching core counts for both products. The supplier must document manufacturer registration and provide at least Production Support with 24/7 availability for Severity 1 incidents. A separate on-demand support allowance is capped at five person-days and carries no minimum call-off. Licensing is core-based with a 16-core minimum per CPU. The service term is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The official detail page gives 30 October 2026 but no time; the snapshot text says 12:00 while its UTC timestamp says 11:00Z, and no source resolves that difference. The visitor deadline is date-only. 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The procurement also includes maintenance, manufacturer registration evidence, up to five person-days of on-demand contractor support, reporting and a license balance.", "missing_information": [ "No estimated value or award criterion is stated in the retrieved public notice detail. The official portal page gives the deadline date only; listing text shows 12:00 while the canonical UTC timestamp is 11:00Z, and the available official source does not resolve the time-zone difference. Supporting documents were not opened." ], "participation_requirements": [ "Provide and renew 12-month VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle subscriptions, each for 2,360 cores with matching core counts.", "Provide evidence that licenses are registered with the manufacturer.", "Include manufacturer support and maintenance, at least Production Support with 24/7 availability for Severity 1 incidents.", "Provide up to five person-days of on-demand contractor support for escalation management, licensing/compliance advice and sizing for a follow-on procurement; there is no minimum call-off obligation.", "Use core-based licensing with a minimum of 16 cores per CPU." ] } }, "facts": { "lots": [], "schedule": [ { "event": "Subscription and support service term", "value": "2026-10-01 to 2027-09-30 (12 months)", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" }, { "event": "Offer deadline date", "value": "2026-10-30; listing description says 12:00 but no timezone; canonical UTC value is 2026-10-30T11:00:00Z and remains unresolved against the published clock time.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#deadline;canonical_snapshot#/description;#/deadline_at" } ], "requirements": [ { "text": "Provide and renew 12-month VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle subscriptions, each for 2,360 cores with matching core counts.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" }, { "text": "Provide evidence that licenses are registered with the manufacturer.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" }, { "text": "Include manufacturer support and maintenance, at least Production Support with 24/7 availability for Severity 1 incidents.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" }, { "text": "Provide up to five person-days of on-demand contractor support for escalation management, licensing/compliance advice and sizing for a follow-on procurement; there is no minimum call-off obligation.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" }, { "text": "Use core-based licensing with a minimum of 16 cores per CPU.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#substantive_notice_text" } ], "award_criteria": [], "estimated_value": null }, "award": null, "contractPeriod": "12 months, 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027", "noticeText": { "text": "Gegenstand der Ausschreibung ist die Bereitstellung und Verlängerung von Subskriptionslizenzen für die beim Auftraggeber eingesetzte Virtualisierungsplattform VMware Cloud Foundation (Hersteller Broadcom) einschließlich des zugehörigen Herstellersupports sowie ergänzender, abrufbarer Supportleistungen des Auftragnehmers. Es handelt sich um ein reines Lizenz- und Verlängerungsgeschäft nebst Wartung und on-Demand-Supportleistungen. Der Leistungsumfang umfasst im Einzelnen: - Bereitstellung und Verlängerung der Subskriptionslizenzen für die Positionen VMware Cloud Foundation (Subscription, 12 Monate) und VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle (Subscription, 12 Monate) im Umfang von jeweils 2.360 Cores, wobei die Lizenzierung beider Positionen kongruent auf derselben Core-Anzahl erfolgt; - Nachweis der Registrierung der Lizenzen beim Hersteller; - Herstellersupport und Wartung für die Laufzeit der Subskription, mindestens im Support-Level ?Production Support\" des Herstellers mit einer Erreichbarkeit von 24 Stunden an 7 Tagen der Woche für kritische Störungen (Severity 1); - ein abrufbares Supportkontingent des Auftragnehmers in Personentagen im Umfang von maximal 5 Personentagen für den Leistungszeitraum, abrufbar nach Bedarf ohne Abnahmeverpflichtung des Auftraggebers, für Eskalationsmanagement gegenüber dem Hersteller, Beratung zu Lizenzierungs- und Compliance-Fragestellungen sowie Unterstützung bei der Ermittlung des Mengenbedarfs für eine Anschlussbeschaffung; - Berichtswesen und Lizenzbilanz. 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