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Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform

Sunderland City Council

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18 Oct 2026 at 22:25

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18 Oct 2026 at 20:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council is buying a managed security-platform service. The scope is described in the award amendment as a Solaris Advanced Managed Support Service, correcting the contract title; the original description refers more broadly to the provision, management and support of a security platform. This is IT support and consultancy work (CPV 72600000), delivered in Sunderland. The buyer is Sunderland City Council. The service was procured through the Government Commercial Agency’s G-Cloud 14 framework, and the contract is with WTL Limited, a Birmingham-based supplier. The requirement is a managed service rather than a one-off supply of equipment, with provision, ongoing management and support of the security platform at its core.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to WTL Limited. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026, at a value of £133,734. The stated initial term is 14 months, with an option to extend once for 12 months. The award was made through a limited procedure without a prior competition, using the G-Cloud 14 framework; the stated evaluation criterion was price. One bid was recorded. The amendment clarifies that the award concerns a Solaris Advanced Managed Support Service, rather than the title originally given. The sole lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the process outcome is an active award and contract.

For providers of managed IT security and Solaris support, this award shows that Sunderland City Council buys specialist platform management and support through a government framework rather than an openly advertised competition. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver a sustained managed service: provisioning the platform, operating and administering it, and providing dependable technical support. Solaris expertise is particularly relevant to the clarified service scope. Suppliers should also be ready to compete on price, the stated award criterion, and to meet the framework’s requirements. The contract’s initial term and extension option indicate a defined, medium-term service engagement rather than a one-off consultancy assignment. The successful supplier was an SME, demonstrating that the requirement was delivered by a smaller business, though this does not establish any formal SME preference or eligibility restriction.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform

Notice Description

Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for a Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform. The initial contract period is for 14 months, with the option to extend for 1 x 12 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for a Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform. The initial contract period is for 14 months, with the option to extend for 1 x 12 months. The above contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).

Procurement Information

The above Framework was procured via The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a3b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098244-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£133,734 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Oct 20261 weeks ago
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
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC23 Sunderland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WTL Ltd

Further Information

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