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£497.00 inc. VAT
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At **£414.17 ex-VAT for a single Dell-branded OS licence**, this is only a “yes” if you *specifically* need a Dell/OEM-channel operating system for a Dell device and your procurement rules insist on buying it this way. In real terms, you’re paying for convenience and compliance, not for performance or features. If you’re building or refreshing a small estate and want fewer headaches with licensing paperwork, that’s where this kind of licence makes sense.
You shouldn’t buy it if you’re just trying to get the cheapest route to an OS install—there are often better-value options depending on what OS you’re actually deploying and whether you can use non-OEM licensing. Also, be careful: an OEM-style licence is typically tied to the original hardware in practice, so if you foresee hardware churn or frequent redeployments, this can cost more over time than you’d expect. If you tell me the exact OS (Windows version/edition) and what hardware model you’re installing it on, I can give a more decisive “buy vs don’t buy” for your scenario.

Lenovo
Standard - Licence - 16 cores - OEM - ROK - Multilingual - BIOS Locked (Lenovo Enterprise)

Lenovo
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Downgrade Kit - Licence - 1 licence - ROK - downgrade from Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard - Multilingual

Lenovo
Licence - 1 user CAL - Win - Compatible with any MS 2019 Licence

Lenovo
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard - Licence - 2 additional cores - OEM - Reseller POS only - for ThinkSystem SR250 V2, SR630 V2, SR645, SR650 V2, SR665, ST250 V2, ST50, ST50 V2, ST650 V2