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Corporate and Libraries Web Filtering Licenses

Coventry City Council

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15 Sep 2026 at 13:57

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Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council procured web filtering software licences for its corporate services and libraries. The requirement is an IT service covering software for filtering internet access, with associated software-related support within the wider IT services category. Delivery is associated with Coventry. The buying organisation is Coventry City Council, a local authority. The procurement was intended to provide web filtering capability for the council’s corporate environment and library services. The named supplier, Softcat, is a large UK technology provider. The requirement is relevant to businesses supplying web filtering software, internet access controls, licensing and related IT support to councils or other public-sector organisations.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to Softcat. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and is valued at £339,045.93. Coventry City Council used a limited procedure without publishing a call for competition, making a direct award through a public framework to the existing supplier. The stated rationale concerns additional deliveries by the original supplier under the framework conditions. Price was the award criterion. One bid was recorded, with no bids from SMEs and no electronic bids. No contract duration or award date is stated.

This procurement indicates established public-sector demand for web filtering software serving both corporate users and libraries, at a substantial council-wide scale. Businesses best placed for a future requirement would have a mature web filtering product, dependable licensing arrangements and the technical capability to support deployment across different public-facing and internal environments. Experience of supplying local authorities, libraries or similarly distributed organisations would strengthen credibility, particularly where consistent filtering policies, service reliability and ongoing support are important. Suppliers would also need to compete effectively on price, since price was the stated evaluation basis here. Framework access or a route into an established public-sector purchasing arrangement would be commercially significant, given the direct-award route used.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate and Libraries Web Filtering Licenses

Notice Description

Procurement of Web Filtering Software

Procurement Information

Direct award using the public framework to existing supplier

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087327-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£339,045 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

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