Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops License Agreement

NHS Blood and Transplant
South West
Selective procedure
15 February 2025 to 14 February 2028

Renewal of Citrix Cloud (DaaS) software licences to maintain the management of the existing Citrix estate, specifically supporting the Pulse and Hematos critical national infrastructure systems. The contract ensures continued access to cloud-based virtualisation technology following a previous migration from on-premise infrastructure.

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Awarded value: £510k; As published
Published: 29 April 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 13 February 2025; Specialist Computer Centres (SCC)
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 14 February 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision and renewal of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops cloud-based software licensing to support enterprise-level virtual desktop infrastructure environments.

Category: License management software development services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
29 April 2025
Contract awardedto Specialist Computer Centres (SCC)
13 February 2025
Contract starts
15 February 2025
Contract ends
14 February 2028

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Type: NHS and health body
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How it compares

5.5× the typical virtual desktop infrastructure contract (£92k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/310393/citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-license-agreement
Buyer reference: CF-2868800D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-f96330cc-1c67-45c0-bb73-4bf7fc48b79c
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Blood and Transplant. Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops License Agreement. Contract award, 29 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/310393/citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-license-agreement (accessed 12 October 2026).