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Contract for Firewall Solution

Herefordshire Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 15:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Herefordshire Council bought a replacement next-generation firewall solution for its IT estate. The requirement covers supply and licensing of the firewall, together with support and maintenance. Its purpose is to provide resilient perimeter security, protect against threats and enable secure network connectivity. This is a combined network infrastructure, security software and technical support requirement, delivered for the council in Herefordshire, England. The procurement was treated as goods, although the scope also includes ongoing support and maintenance services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software Limited. The council used a limited competition below the applicable threshold, with one lot. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031. Its value is £95,206.88 excluding VAT, or £114,248.26 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. No award evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated in the available procurement details.

For future requirements of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide a replacement next-generation firewall as an integrated package: suitable network security technology, the required licences, and continuing technical support and maintenance. The solution must address resilient perimeter protection, threat protection and secure connectivity across a public authority’s IT estate. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the operational capability to support that estate over a sustained contract, not simply supply software or equipment. The council awarded this requirement to a large software supplier through limited competition, so relevant experience delivering comparable firewall deployments and dependable ongoing support would help establish credibility. The requirement indicates demand for a combined product and service offering rather than a standalone security product.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for Firewall Solution

Notice Description

Supply, licensing, support and maintenance of a replacement next generation firewall solution to provide resilient perimeter security, threat protection, and secure network connectivity across its IT estate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cc5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091999-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

32424000 - Network infrastructure

48730000 - Security software package

72611000 - Technical computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£95,206 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 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
Herefordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR4 0LE
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Widemarsh
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phoenix Software

Further Information

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