Awarded 13 August 2026
Omnissa Horizon 8 Licencing
East Ayrshire Council · Scotland
Virtual desktop infrastructure tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
91 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Virtual desktop infrastructure contracts ,
91 contracts across the UK, of any size
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Awarded 6 August 2026
Provision of Remote Desktop Access Software
New College Lanarkshire · Scotland
Awarded 29 July 2026
Purchase of Citrix Licences
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority · North East
Awarded 9 July 2026
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solution
De Montfort University
Awarded 2 July 2026
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Platform for Research
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Phoenix Software won the most virtual desktop infrastructure contracts
Computacenter won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Software East of England · See every contract | 10 | £623k | 9 | ||
| 2 | AppsAnywhere West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 9 | £2.2m | 7 | ||
| 3 | Bytes Software Services East Midlands · See every contract | 7 | £597k | 6 | ||
| 4 | CDW South East · See every contract | 6 | £1.9m | 6 | ||
| 5 | Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) West Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £908k | 5 | ||
| 6 | Softcat North West · See every contract | 4 | £406k | 4 | ||
| 7joint | Computacenter North West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £15.7m | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Academia West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £720k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | XMA Limited North West · See every contract | 3 | £653k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Proact IT Wales · See every contract | 3 | £300k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 26% of virtual desktop infrastructure contracts
Schools and colleges buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £144k against £70k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
15 buyers bought virtual desktop infrastructure more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many virtual desktop infrastructure contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many virtual desktop infrastructure contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office for National Statistics | 4 | £339k |
| 2 | University of Salford | 3 | £755k |
| 3 | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 3 | £306k |
| 4 | Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | £11.3m |
| 5 | Coventry University | 2 | £864k |
| 6 | University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation | 2 | £254k |
| 7 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 2 | £186k |
| 8 | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £121k |
| 9 | Met Office | 2 | £118k |
| 10 | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board | 2 | £107k |
Prices
Half of virtual desktop infrastructure contracts are worth less than £92k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 78% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for Work and PensionsComputacenter · 17 Dec 2024
- H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSIBM · 11 Sep 2025
- Digital Health and Care WalesComputacenter · 14 Nov 2025
- FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCDW · 23 Mar 2026
- BlueLight CommercialComputacenter · 31 Jan 2025
- York and North Yorkshire Combined AuthorityBlueLight Commercial · 20 Dec 2024
- University of SalfordXMA Limited · 29 Jan 2026
- University of WolverhamptonAcademia · 23 Jul 2025
- NHS Blood and TransplantSpecialist Computer Centres (SCC) · 13 Feb 2025
- Coventry UniversityAppsAnywhere · 28 Oct 2024
Where and when
The South East awards the most virtual desktop infrastructure contracts. December and March are the busiest months.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 11 | £2.1m |
| West Midlands | 10 | £2.9m |
| South West | 9 | £1.3m |
| North West | 7 | £12.3m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £1.7m |
| East of England | 6 | £916k |
| London | 6 | £10.4m |
| East Midlands | 5 | £553k |
| Scotland | 5 | £724k |
| North East | 4 | £144k |
| Wales | 3 | £3.5m |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 78%
of the money is in the 10 biggest virtual desktop infrastructure contracts.
Of 86 contracts with a published value. - 36%
of virtual desktop infrastructure contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 70 award notices. - 32%
of virtual desktop infrastructure contracts are awarded in December and March.
29 of 91 contracts.
Questions
How many virtual desktop infrastructure contracts does the UK public sector award?
91 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 72 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector virtual desktop infrastructure contract worth?
The median is £92k, and 79% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector virtual desktop infrastructure contracts?
Phoenix Software won the most (10). Computacenter won the most by value (£15.7m).
Which buyers award the most virtual desktop infrastructure contracts?
Councils award 26% of them.
What is included
Software and platforms that deliver desktops or applications to users from central infrastructure or the cloud: VDI, Azure Virtual Desktop management, and app streaming or virtual labs for teaching.
- Citrix and VMware Horizon VDI licences
- Azure Virtual Desktop management tools (Nerdio)
- Application streaming and software access hubs (AppsAnywhere, Cloudpaging)
- Virtual labs and software repository platforms
- Packaging, containerising and virtualising legacy or unsupported applications, for example Silverlight, so they keep running
What is not included
- Server virtualisation (vSphere) (see Server operating system and virtualisation software)
- Desktop devices and desktop support (see End-user computing services)
- Application packaging for device builds (see End-user computing services)