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Annual subscription of Egress license & prevent

West Northamptonshire Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 10:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured renewal of its Egress email security solution. The service covers 1,100 Egress Protect licences for encrypting email and securely sharing sensitive information, together with 1,100 Egress Prevent Enterprise licences for outbound and internal email data-loss prevention. The requirement is an IT security software and related service procurement, supporting the Council’s protection against accidental disclosure of sensitive information. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton. The awarded service supports Council operations across England. It is a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot procurement, focused on maintaining an existing email security capability rather than introducing a broad range of unrelated technology services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to SOFTCAT PLC. It used a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract runs from 2 October 2026 to 2 October 2027. Its value is £88,528 excluding VAT and £106,233 including VAT. The award covers the single requirement for Egress Protect and Egress Prevent Enterprise licences. The published evaluation basis is the limited-competition procedure; detailed scoring criteria are not included in the procurement data. The award is active and the contract is active, so this procurement has moved beyond tendering into delivery of the selected supplier’s service.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for enterprise email security licensing and services, specifically encryption, secure sharing and data-loss prevention across a substantial user base. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need strong capability in deploying or renewing Egress, or an equivalent email security platform, with coverage for both outbound and internal communications. Credible competitors should be able to support sensitive-information protection, reduce accidental disclosure risks and manage licence estates at council scale. Relevant experience with public authorities, secure software supply, licensing administration and service continuity would strengthen a future response. The requirement suits established technology resellers, managed security providers and software specialists able to combine product knowledge with reliable account and renewal support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Annual subscription of Egress license & prevent

Notice Description

The requirement is for the renewal of the Council's Egress email security solution for a 12-month term from 02 October 2026 to 01 October 2027. The renewal includes: 1,100 Egress Protect licences to provide email encryption and secure sharing of sensitive information. 1,100 Egress Prevent Enterprise licences to provide outbound and internal email data loss prevention and protection against accidental disclosure of sensitive information.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e35b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077114-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48516000 - Exchange software package

48517000 - IT software package

72212730 - Security software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£88,528 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 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
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOFTCAT PLC

Further Information

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