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title: "Secure Email Gateway"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL"
published: "2024-02-29"
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# Secure Email Gateway

Buyer: ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-354ff09f-1221-4fb9-b937-20717b14ae0e

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## Summary

The Isle of Wight Council has awarded a contract for the 'Secure Email Gateway' service to Softcat PLC. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with a total contract value of £85,401.35. The contract will run from 29th February 2024 to 28th February 2027, providing support and maintenance for existing email gateways for 1800 users.

This opportunity is ideal for businesses providing IT services, software development, and consulting, as the main procurement category involves software packages and information systems. The procurement method utilised for this contract was 'Other,' and the buying organisation, Isle of Wight Council, is located in the South East region of the United Kingdom. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this procurement process, offering potential growth opportunities for businesses in the industry category of IT services.

## Notice

Support and maintenance of the two existing Fortra Clearswift Secure Email Gateways for 1800 users with Sophos and Avira Anti-Virus, Document Sanitisation, Document Redaction, Hosting and Managed Service subscriptions. Additional information: Please note that the dates stated don't include a potential further 12 month extension which is possible, and which would make the final end date 28/02/2028. And an additional year's value which could be in the region of approx. PS30,000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18b7b79-bd28-428d-becd-d84b2c581433 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 29 Feb 2024 - 28 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £85,401 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £85,401 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO30 1UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ34 Isle of Wight |
| Local authority | Isle of Wight |
| Electoral ward | Newport Central |
| Westminster constituency | Isle of Wight West |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOFTCAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 29 Feb 2024 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18b7b79-bd28-428d-becd-d84b2c581433

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18b7b79-bd28-428d-becd-d84b2c581433
  29th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.iow.gov.uk

## Provenance

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