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Provision of Cloudflare

Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside

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21 Jul 2026 at 08:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside and the Chief Constable for Merseyside bought a one-year provision of the Cloudflare Platform. This is a software and information-systems requirement, covering access to and use of the Cloudflare platform rather than physical works or equipment. The buying organisations are based at Merseyside Police Headquarters in Liverpool, and the service is delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement is relevant to suppliers of Cloudflare platform subscriptions, software licensing and associated information-system provision. It may also suit technology providers with established arrangements for supplying Cloudflare products to public-sector organisations. The procurement is a single requirement, managed by the Merseyside policing organisations as the public buyer, with delivery applying across the United Kingdom rather than to a named local site.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Computacenter (UK) Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and relates to one completed lot. The award was made on 16 July 2026, the contract was signed on the same date, and the contract period runs from 16 July 2026 to 16 July 2027. The contract value is £35,963.62 excluding VAT, or £43,156.34 including VAT. The purchasing category is software packages and information systems. The contracting route did not involve a competitive tender, so the outcome reflects a direct below-threshold purchase rather than a scored competition between bidders. Computacenter (UK) Limited is the selected supplier for the full requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication that the Merseyside policing organisations purchase Cloudflare platform capability as a defined software and information-systems requirement. A credible future competitor would need to supply the Cloudflare platform directly or have a reliable authorised distribution or licensing route, with the commercial and operational capacity to support a public-sector customer throughout a one-year service period. Relevant experience would include delivering comparable Cloudflare or closely related platform arrangements, managing software subscriptions and licensing, and meeting public-sector procurement and contract administration requirements. The low-value, direct-award route also shows that this buyer may obtain similar requirements through below-threshold purchasing rather than a full competitive procedure, so suppliers should understand that route and maintain a suitably concise, compliant proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Cloudflare

Notice Description

Provision of the Cloudflare Platform 1Y

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068478-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,963 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Jul 2026 - 16 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 3AN
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Everton West
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Computacenter

Further Information

Notice Documents

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