Planning

Email & Web Filtering Solution

WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

03 Oct 2022 at 16:59

S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Wrexham County Borough Council has initiated a planning stage tender for an Email & Web Filtering Solution. The council aims to procure a cloud-based platform that can cater to the email and web filtering needs of its 2500 users. The key dates include submitting an overview of the solution by 20th October 2022 and potential presentations on 24th and 27th October 2022.

This procurement process by the Wrexham County Borough Council offers opportunities for IT services providers specialising in consulting, software development, and Internet services. Businesses offering cloud-based email and web filtering solutions with integration capabilities, threat protection features, and user-friendly administration would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender presents a chance for businesses with expertise in cybersecurity and cloud-based solutions to contribute to enhancing the council's digital infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Email & Web Filtering Solution

Notice Description

Wrexham Country Borough Council are looking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a cloud based email and web filtering platform for our 2500 users.Email FilteringBackgroundWe currently have an on-premise email filtering solution and will shortly have completed migrating all mailboxes to O365. We have approx. 2750 user mailboxes, 800 shared mailboxes and have approx. 2500 actual users.Requirements- It must be a cloud based solution so that there isn't a reliance on any on-premise infrastructure and must be able integrate with Azure AD for authentication.- It must be able to allow users to view and release their quarantined email from their own mailbox and any shared mailboxes they have access to.- It must have the capability to protect our VIP users against whaling.- It must include threat protection including link protection (e.g url rewriting) and attachment protection (e.g sandboxing)- It must have easy use of administration- We are also interested if the solution can offer secure mail, large file transfer and any phishing attack simulation/training.Web FilteringBackgroundWe currently have an on-premise web filtering solution, to be able to filter web traffic currently devices need to be connected to the corporate network. We have approx. 2300 PC devices and 2000 mobile devices.Requirements- It must be a cloud based solution so that there isn't a reliance on any on-premise infrastructure and must be able integrate with Azure AD for authentication for corporate users.- There is requirement for us to provide the public with loan devices; either PC's or mobile devices. These devices wont be connected to the corporate domain or network. The solution must be able to be able provide web filtering for these devices.- It must be capable of https inspection- It must be have fast and granular reporting- It must have easy use of administration

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-125165
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125165
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20223 years 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
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Tashi Jackson
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Further Information

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