New record: Sberbank purchased Microsoft software for 4 billion rubles

2017

Record Microsoft License Purchases

Sberbank summed up the record purchase of Microsoft licenses. On October 9, 2017, the corresponding protocol was published on the public procurement portal ^[1]].

Sberbank has mega-purchased Microsoft software products

Four companies took part in the bank's tender - NVision Group, Softline Enterprise Solutions, Comparex and USP Complink. The initial cost of delivery was estimated at 4.4 billion rubles. During the open auction, the best price was offered by NVision Group - 3.98 billion rubles. The decline was almost 10%.

The winner of the purchase provided the bank with a commercial offer, which contains prices for certain software products fixed for the term of the contract. At the same time, the specific terms of the contract are not indicated in the protocol of the tender commission. It is only noted that it is valid from the date of signing until its full and proper execution.

According to the SOW, the bank should receive limited and unlimited rights to various Microsoft products, including client and server licenses for the Windows operating system, Exchange corporate mail, a solution for creating Project projects, Visio diagramming tools and diagrams . Licenses for Office applications (Standard and 365), DBMS QL Server, SharePoint products, Azure, and others must also be granted. Total - 85 different names of licenses. All solutions are purchased for the own needs of Sberbank and its subsidiaries.

As of October 2017, Sberbank's current purchase is the largest acquisition of Microsoft licenses among government agencies and companies with state participation for the entire observation period that TAdviser has been conducting over the past three years.

In March 2017, the Bank of Russia summed up the results of a large purchase of Microsoft licenses. The supplier of the Central Bank was "LANIT," the cost of delivery was about 3.35 billion rubles. In January of the same year, it became known about the acquisition by VTB 24 Bank of more than 146 thousand Microsoft licenses for 1.62 billion rubles. The only supplier was I-Teco.

In 2016, the purchase of over 220 thousand licenses of the American corporation for a period of 3 years was carried out by Rosseti. The cost of delivery then exceeded 2 billion rubles, and the winner was a collective participant in the Softline Trade (leader) and Lanit companies. For 1.777 billion rubles, Microsoft's solutions were purchased by Rosatom. The supplier was CROC, the delivery period was 3 years.

Microsoft Cloud Services Launch

In October 2017, Sberbank and Microsoft in Russia entered into a cooperation agreement. Within its framework, Sberbank will provide cloud services to Microsoft: in total, the bank will offer Russian companies more than 80 cloud services of this vendor. [1]Learn more here.

Microsoft Rus has been approved as the sole provider of Premier Support services for Microsoft software

On May 15, 2017, the Competition Commission Sberbank decided to approve the company "" Microsoft Rus as the sole provider of prime support services software Microsoft and conclude a new additional agreement to the agreement on the provision of services worth 134.8 million rubles.^[2]

2016

Purchase of Microsoft licenses for 460.7 million and 52.2 million rubles.

At the end of December 2016, Insight Technologies Solutions was selected as the sole supplier of Microsoft licenses for the needs of Sberbank of the Russian Federation. The cost of purchases amounted to 460.7 million rubles. and 52.2 million rubles. For the first purchase, details are not specified, for the second there is information about the delivery of 300 licenses for the SQL Server solution.^[3]

Consulting services for the creation of a centralized postal system

On September 27, 2016, Sberbank summed up the results of the request for quotations for consulting services on the creation of a centralized postal system (DIN) in the domestic segment of the bank [1]. The initial purchase price was almost 60 million rubles, according to the results of competitive procedures, it was reduced by 17%. [2]Learn more here.

Select Insight Technologies Solutions as the sole Microsoft license provider

In June 2016, Insight Technologies Solutions was selected as the sole supplier of Microsoft licenses in the amount of RUB 147.1 million.^[4]

Microsoft Rus has been approved as the sole provider of Premier Support services for Microsoft software

On June 6, 2016, the Competition Committee Sberbank decided to approve the company "" Microsoft Rus as the sole provider of premier support services software Microsoft and conclude a new additional agreement to the service agreement.^[5]

Microsoft Prime Support Services will cost Sberbank 162 million rubles

Under the terms of the next additional agreement, the cost of providing services will be almost 162 million rubles. At the same time, support for software solutions should be provided from May 15, 2016 to May 14, 2017. More detailed information, in particular, for which solutions support is required, is not contained in the open documentation of Sberbank.

7 votes were cast for the approval of Microsoft Rus by the sole support service provider by the members of the commission, 1 vote against, 2 members of the commission abstained.

2015

Start SharePoint Server-based Digital Asset Management

On July 30, 2015, I-Teco announced the launch of a digital asset management system for Sberbank. A web-based SharePoint Server solution helps you create, share, and centrally align advertising materials throughout the Bank's Russian Federation and abroad. Learn more here

Purchasing Microsoft Solution Support Services

In 2015 Sberbank , he conducted two purchases for solution support services. In Microsoft May 2015, an agreement was concluded with Microsoft Rus for prime support ON worth almost 145 million. rubles^[6] At the end of December, again, a contract was signed with the Russian representative office of the American software corporation for the provision of consulting services worth 471.5 million rubles.^[7] The bank did not provide^[8] details of the announced purchases.

2014

Purchasing Microsoft Premier Support Services

In June 2014, a notice was published on the public procurement portal about the choice of Microsoft Rus by Sberbank to purchase prime support services software Microsoft and about the purchase of additional licenses as part of the annual reconciliation order. The value of the contract amounted to almost 325 million. Purchase No. rubles^[9] financial institution did not announce^[10] this agreement.

2013

Implement Workplace Management System

On June 25, 2013, the press service of Microsoft announced that the implementation of a workplace management system located in the Internet segment of the corporate network on the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 platform was completed at the central office of Sberbank of Russia.

The solution includes the automatic installation of all business applications used and the latest security updates, the centralized collection and processing of inventory information, as well as the construction and issuance of reports. In addition, the Bank, if necessary, will be able to implement new functionality, for example, remote assistance to users. Learn more here

2012

Plans to move all employee jobs to Windows 8

In November 2012, Senior Vice President, Chief information officer of Sberbank Victor Orlovsky announced the bank's plans to transfer all jobs of employees, which numbered over 150 thousand, to Microsoft Windows 8.

According to him, different operating systems were used at the workplaces of Sberbank specialists, starting with Windows 2000. Initially, it was planned to install Windows 7 at all workplaces. However, later there were plans to switch to Windows 8.

The chief information officer noted that Windows 8 has a number of advantages over the previous version of Microsoft OS: this is "interface convenience, cross-platform with tablets and mobile devices, the best virtualization technologies." In addition, the bank expected faster work on the same equipment.

Sberbank also reported that they would not have to pay separately for the new operating system: "Windows 8 is included in the master agreement with Microsoft."

Earlier, in June 2012, Sberbank extended a five-year corporate agreement with a software corporation for licensing various products. The parties did not disclose the volumes of the contract.

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