Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ordnance Survey
09121572
Explorer House, Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
UK
Contact person: Alex Oakley
E-mail: alex.oakley@os.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: 10
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Ordnance Survey HQ Virtualisation Platform
Reference number: TS.0663
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This requirement is for hypervisor software used to manage Ordnance Survey's (OS) on-premise virtualised server and VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure). This is used to support the majority of services that are hosted at OS HQ and interfaces into some services hosted in the Cloud.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
430 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
Main site or place of performance:
Southampton
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This requirement is for hypervisor software used to manage Ordnance Survey's (OS) on-premise virtualised server and VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure). This is used to support the majority of services that are hosted at OS HQ and interfaces into some services hosted in the Cloud.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Call-off from an existing framework
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TS.0663
Title: Ordnance Survey HQ Virtualisation Platform
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Desktop Publishing Microsystems t/a DTP Group
02711141
DTP House, 3 Velocity Point Castleton Road
Leeds
LS12 2EN
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 430 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ordnance Survey
Explorer House, Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2025