Notice Information
Notice Title
Luminate Education Group - Tender for the provision of Watchguard - Renewal & Support - Project F
Notice Description
Luminate Education Group (the Group) is seeking to purchase continuation of licensing - support for its WatchGuard Firewall estate, as detailed in Appendix C of the RFQ - WatchGuard Specification'. For further details, please refer to our RFQ. The procurement process will make use of the In-Tend procurement portal which is available to any registered company. Tenders are invited from any suitably qualified supplier who can meet the Group's needs and the contract will be awarded in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. Tenders should register on the In-Tend (free of charge), accessing: In-tend Education Portal Tendering Site - Registration - Company Details ( https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Registration ). This is a below the Threshold Tender.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d38b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080438-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £67,088 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
- Contact Name
- Hugo Santos
- Contact Email
- procurement@luminate.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS3 1AA
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080438-2025
8th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070293-2025
3rd November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068268-2025
24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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