---
title: "Annual subscription of Egress license & prevent"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e35b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Annual subscription of Egress license & prevent

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e35b

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured renewal of its Egress email security solution. The service covers 1,100 Egress Protect licences for encrypting email and securely sharing sensitive information, together with 1,100 Egress Prevent Enterprise licences for outbound and internal email data-loss prevention. The requirement is an IT security software and related service procurement, supporting the Council’s protection against accidental disclosure of sensitive information. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton. The awarded service supports Council operations across England. It is a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot procurement, focused on maintaining an existing email security capability rather than introducing a broad range of unrelated technology services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to SOFTCAT PLC. It used a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract runs from 2 October 2026 to 2 October 2027. Its value is £88,528 excluding VAT and £106,233 including VAT. The award covers the single requirement for Egress Protect and Egress Prevent Enterprise licences. The published evaluation basis is the limited-competition procedure; detailed scoring criteria are not included in the procurement data. The award is active and the contract is active, so this procurement has moved beyond tendering into delivery of the selected supplier’s service.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for enterprise email security licensing and services, specifically encryption, secure sharing and data-loss prevention across a substantial user base. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need strong capability in deploying or renewing Egress, or an equivalent email security platform, with coverage for both outbound and internal communications. Credible competitors should be able to support sensitive-information protection, reduce accidental disclosure risks and manage licence estates at council scale. Relevant experience with public authorities, secure software supply, licensing administration and service continuity would strengthen a future response. The requirement suits established technology resellers, managed security providers and software specialists able to combine product knowledge with reliable account and renewal support.

## Notice

The requirement is for the renewal of the Council's Egress email security solution for a 12-month term from 02 October 2026 to 01 October 2027. The renewal includes: 1,100 Egress Protect licences to provide email encryption and secure sharing of sensitive information. 1,100 Egress Prevent Enterprise licences to provide outbound and internal email data loss prevention and protection against accidental disclosure of sensitive information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077114-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £88,528 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 48516000 - Exchange software package
- 48517000 - IT software package
- 72212730 - Security software development services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 10:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077114-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077114-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://Softcat.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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