---
title: "Corporate and Libraries Web Filtering Licenses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Coventry City Council"
published: "2026-09-15"
---

# Corporate and Libraries Web Filtering Licenses

Buyer: Coventry City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30

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## Summary

Coventry City Council procured web filtering software licences for its corporate services and libraries. The requirement is an IT service covering software for filtering internet access, with associated software-related support within the wider IT services category. Delivery is associated with Coventry. The buying organisation is Coventry City Council, a local authority. The procurement was intended to provide web filtering capability for the council’s corporate environment and library services. The named supplier, Softcat, is a large UK technology provider. The requirement is relevant to businesses supplying web filtering software, internet access controls, licensing and related IT support to councils or other public-sector organisations.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to Softcat. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and is valued at £339,045.93. Coventry City Council used a limited procedure without publishing a call for competition, making a direct award through a public framework to the existing supplier. The stated rationale concerns additional deliveries by the original supplier under the framework conditions. Price was the award criterion. One bid was recorded, with no bids from SMEs and no electronic bids. No contract duration or award date is stated.

This procurement indicates established public-sector demand for web filtering software serving both corporate users and libraries, at a substantial council-wide scale. Businesses best placed for a future requirement would have a mature web filtering product, dependable licensing arrangements and the technical capability to support deployment across different public-facing and internal environments. Experience of supplying local authorities, libraries or similarly distributed organisations would strengthen credibility, particularly where consistent filtering policies, service reliability and ongoing support are important. Suppliers would also need to compete effectively on price, since price was the stated evaluation basis here. Framework access or a route into an established public-sector purchasing arrangement would be commercially significant, given the direct-award route used.

## Notice

Procurement of Web Filtering Software

### Procurement Information

Direct award using the public framework to existing supplier

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087327-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £339,045 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Coventry City Council |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLG33 Coventry |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 13:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087327-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.coventry.gov.uk

## Provenance

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