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title: "Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2"
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# Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2

Buyer: Durham County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ded57999-0f8d-4844-97c6-2a86964d01f7

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## Summary

Durham County Council bought a cloud-based web filtering service for its maintained school estate in the North East of England. The solution is intended to replace an outdated system as schools transition to the Council’s established filtering arrangements. The requirement is for a single, streamlined service that works with the infrastructure already in place at schools that have moved to the newer setup, supporting continuity across the estate. This is an IT service covering the provision of web filtering for schools, rather than a general-purpose software or internet project.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Switchshop Limited on 29 September 2026. The awarded value is £232,440. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 March 2030. The Council used a selective call-off from the NHS SBS DWS2 framework, rather than running an open tender. The award was for the overall web-filtering requirement; no separate lot awards are recorded. The stated route was chosen to support compatibility and continuity with earlier school infrastructure projects. The opportunity was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for a cloud-based web-filtering service across its maintained schools. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide one streamlined solution and show that it can align with the Council’s existing school infrastructure, particularly where schools have already transitioned. Continuity with previous projects is central to the stated need, so relevant experience integrating or transitioning school web-filtering arrangements would be commercially pertinent. The successful supplier was selected through a framework call-off, making access to an appropriate framework route relevant to competing for this buyer’s comparable requirement.

## Notice

The Council requires the provision of a cloud-based web filtering solution to enable the ICT team to continue to provide web filtering to the maintained school estate which is transitioning from the existing outdated solution. It is crucial that this solution is streamlined to provide a single solution, and therefore needs to align with existing infrastructure in school settings which have already transitioned. Therefore a direct call-off via the NHS SBS DWS2 framework has been identified as the most suitable RtM to ensure compatibility and continuity with previous projects.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae248198-b286-42ac-bf0d-02af498cdc7b |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £232,440 |
| 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 | Durham County Council |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate & Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Switchshop Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 11:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae248198-b286-42ac-bf0d-02af498cdc7b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae248198-b286-42ac-bf0d-02af498cdc7b
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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