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title: "Forum Sentry API Security Gateway Flex Licences Networks UC"
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# Forum Sentry API Security Gateway Flex Licences Networks UC

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43ba1aef-2b8a-462d-b510-9e5a2ac07be7

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions procured services for Forum Sentry API Security Gateway Flex licences, supporting its software and information-systems requirements. The scope is described as provision of Forum Sentry licences, rather than wider software development or consultancy. Delivery is associated with the department’s operations in the North West of England, including the Blackpool area. The procurement is classified under software packages and information systems, with services as the main category. This is relevant to suppliers providing API security gateway licensing, software licensing services, enterprise network security products or associated commercial and technical support. The buyer is the Department for Work and Pensions, a central government department with an established requirement for secure technology supporting public services and departmental networks.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 12 August 2026 to Computacenter (UK) Ltd. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The awarded value is £844,454.80, within the procurement’s stated estimated range of £844,454.80 to £1,491,574.39. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 24 August 2028. Bids had to be submitted by 12:00 on 11 June 2026. The award was made to a single supplier, and the award status is active. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and was evaluated through the framework call-off route. This outcome shows the buyer selected an established technology supplier for a substantial, multi-year licensing requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the requirement indicates meaningful demand for enterprise API security gateway licensing within the Department for Work and Pensions. A credible future competitor would need access to Forum Sentry or equivalent API security gateway products, the ability to provide flexible licence arrangements, and experience supporting software deployed across a large public-sector network environment. Framework access or a route to participate in a relevant framework call-off would be commercially important, since this procurement was not run as an open standalone tender. Suppliers should also be able to manage licensing administration, renewal and technical support at departmental scale. The opportunity was marked as suitable for SMEs, so a specialist security or licensing business could be relevant where it can demonstrate sufficient product capability, delivery capacity and public-sector assurance.

## Notice

Provision for Forum Sentry licences.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02be661-134e-4dbd-851a-c1b331ba6d0a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 24 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,491,574 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £844,454 |
| 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 | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Postcode area | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY4 5ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Stanley |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Computacenter (UK) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 12:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02be661-134e-4dbd-851a-c1b331ba6d0a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02be661-134e-4dbd-851a-c1b331ba6d0a
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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