Notice Information
Notice Title
Virtual Private Network Gateway Replacement
Notice Description
G-Cloud 14 Call Off Agreement, Lots 1 - 3. Replacement of VPN Gateway Services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-157997d0-6eb4-441f-ad25-6caf85851581
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c985db76-e4a8-433f-b80e-95a263ee4ecf
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £225,144 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £225,144 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Jul 2025 - 10 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC3A 7QU
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Portsoken
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c985db76-e4a8-433f-b80e-95a263ee4ecf
25th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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