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title: "Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a3b"
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# Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform

Buyer: Sunderland City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a3b

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council is buying a managed security-platform service. The scope is described in the award amendment as a Solaris Advanced Managed Support Service, correcting the contract title; the original description refers more broadly to the provision, management and support of a security platform. This is IT support and consultancy work (CPV 72600000), delivered in Sunderland. The buyer is Sunderland City Council. The service was procured through the Government Commercial Agency’s G-Cloud 14 framework, and the contract is with WTL Limited, a Birmingham-based supplier. The requirement is a managed service rather than a one-off supply of equipment, with provision, ongoing management and support of the security platform at its core.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to WTL Limited. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026, at a value of £133,734. The stated initial term is 14 months, with an option to extend once for 12 months. The award was made through a limited procedure without a prior competition, using the G-Cloud 14 framework; the stated evaluation criterion was price. One bid was recorded. The amendment clarifies that the award concerns a Solaris Advanced Managed Support Service, rather than the title originally given. The sole lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the process outcome is an active award and contract.

For providers of managed IT security and Solaris support, this award shows that Sunderland City Council buys specialist platform management and support through a government framework rather than an openly advertised competition. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver a sustained managed service: provisioning the platform, operating and administering it, and providing dependable technical support. Solaris expertise is particularly relevant to the clarified service scope. Suppliers should also be ready to compete on price, the stated award criterion, and to meet the framework’s requirements. The contract’s initial term and extension option indicate a defined, medium-term service engagement rather than a one-off consultancy assignment. The successful supplier was an SME, demonstrating that the requirement was delivered by a smaller business, though this does not establish any formal SME preference or eligibility restriction.

## Notice

Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for a Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform. The initial contract period is for 14 months, with the option to extend for 1 x 12 months.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for a Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform. The initial contract period is for 14 months, with the option to extend for 1 x 12 months. The above contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).

### Procurement Information

The above Framework was procured via The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098244-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Oct 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 | £133,734 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sunderland City Council |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC23 Sunderland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Oct 2026 at 22:25 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098244-2026
- 18 Oct 2026 at 20:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098241-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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