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Corporate Firewall Solution

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Leicestershire County Council involved a tender for a Corporate Firewall Solution, classified under the Wide Area Network Services category. The contract is valued at £180,000 and was awarded on 8th January 2016, with the contract period running from 1st April 2016 to 1st April 2019. The procurement was initiated via a further competition using the Crown Commercial Service Framework for Technology Products. The tender submission deadline was 15th December 2015, and the project is based in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT security solutions, particularly those offering firewall hardware and related services. Companies with experience in providing support and maintenance agreements for Checkpoint firewalls would be particularly well-suited to compete, as would larger technology firms capable of managing extensive network security projects. Engaging in this procurement process can help businesses expand their portfolios through partnerships with public sector organisations while contributing to enhancing local government security infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate Firewall Solution

Notice Description

Leicestershire County Council owns several Checkpoint Firewall licenses ? both for firewall modules and management modules. Checkpoint is an established part of the perimeter security arrangements. In order to maintain its layered perimeter security LCC is currently seeking a refresh of the hardware to run the Checkpoint firewall, and alongside that a renewal of the support and maintenance agreements. The Checkpoint firewalls are currently deployed as an inner firewall layer, with two pairs clustered with VRRP Failover to protect the LCC LAN/WAN, and another pair clustered with VRRP Failover to protect the LCC PSN Public Services Network zone. In addition, the firewalls are used to segment off several DMZs from the LAN/WAN and the Internet, used for a variety of purposes such as external email gateways, public-facing webservers, terminating links from trusted partners etc. Additional information: A further competition via the Crown Commercial Service Framework ? Technology Products RM1054 /Lot 1 ? Technology Hardware and Services Submission via tendering portal

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-34aa99bd-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af01c4e4-3457-4735-abbf-dac37bfaddef
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jan 201610 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2016 - 1 Apr 2019 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
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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