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Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2

Durham County Council

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01 Oct 2026 at 11:34

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Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council bought a cloud-based web filtering service for its maintained school estate in the North East of England. The solution is intended to replace an outdated system as schools transition to the Council’s established filtering arrangements. The requirement is for a single, streamlined service that works with the infrastructure already in place at schools that have moved to the newer setup, supporting continuity across the estate. This is an IT service covering the provision of web filtering for schools, rather than a general-purpose software or internet project.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Switchshop Limited on 29 September 2026. The awarded value is £232,440. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 March 2030. The Council used a selective call-off from the NHS SBS DWS2 framework, rather than running an open tender. The award was for the overall web-filtering requirement; no separate lot awards are recorded. The stated route was chosen to support compatibility and continuity with earlier school infrastructure projects. The opportunity was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for a cloud-based web-filtering service across its maintained schools. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide one streamlined solution and show that it can align with the Council’s existing school infrastructure, particularly where schools have already transitioned. Continuity with previous projects is central to the stated need, so relevant experience integrating or transitioning school web-filtering arrangements would be commercially pertinent. The successful supplier was selected through a framework call-off, making access to an appropriate framework route relevant to competing for this buyer’s comparable requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2

Notice Description

The Council requires the provision of a cloud-based web filtering solution to enable the ICT team to continue to provide web filtering to the maintained school estate which is transitioning from the existing outdated solution. It is crucial that this solution is streamlined to provide a single solution, and therefore needs to align with existing infrastructure in school settings which have already transitioned. Therefore a direct call-off via the NHS SBS DWS2 framework has been identified as the most suitable RtM to ensure compatibility and continuity with previous projects.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ded57999-0f8d-4844-97c6-2a86964d01f7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae248198-b286-42ac-bf0d-02af498cdc7b
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£232,440 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Mar 2030 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
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5UQ
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Switchshop Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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