--- title: "Web Filtering Proxy" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-134434" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-134434" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-134434.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-134434.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-08-31" --- # Web Filtering Proxy Buyer: WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-134434 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-134434) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-134434.json) ## Summary The Wrexham County Borough Council is planning a procurement process for the service titled "Web Filtering Proxy". The procurement falls under the IT services category and is in the planning stage. The Council has set a deadline for interested parties to submit their solution overview by 12 noon on Friday, 15th September. Further market engagement through demo presentations is scheduled for late September/early October. The procurement aims to replace the current on-premise web filtering solution with a cloud-based alternative to enhance flexibility and security for approximately 2300 desktop/laptop devices, 280 servers, and 2000 mobile devices. This tender by the Wrexham County Borough Council presents an opportunity for businesses offering cloud-based web filtering solutions to compete. Suitable businesses should be able to provide a solution with no reliance on on-premise infrastructure, support a variety of endpoint devices, integrate with Azure AD, offer granular reporting, and ensure web security against malicious threats. The Council is particularly interested in proposals that can deliver fast and intuitive administration interfaces and assist with configuration, deployment, and migration from legacy solutions. ## Notice BackgroundWrexham CBC currently have an on premise legacy web filtering proxy solution which is contracted to end early 2024. To be able to filter web traffic currently, devices need to be connected to the corporate network.We are therefore looking to replace this solution with a cloud web filtering proxy which will give increased flexibility and security to our remotely deployed devices.We have approx. 2300 desktop/laptop devices (Windows), 280 Servers and 2000 mobile devices (IOS/Android).Wrexham CBC previously engaged the market for a combined Email and Web filtering solution. The Email filtering element of the requirement has now been fulfilled so WCBC are only looking for Web Filtering proposals at this time.Requirements- Must be a cloud based solution with no reliance on any on premise infrastructure- There is requirement to provide the public with loan devices; either PC's or mobile devices. These devices won't be connected to the corporate domain or network. The solution must be able to be able provide web filtering for these devices- Ideally traffic can be directed to the cloud service in a number of ways:- Endpoint Software: Supporting Windows/IOS/Android- A browser PAC (proxy auto-config) file- Firewall Redirection- IPsec or GRE Tunnelling- Should be able integrate with Azure AD- Must be capable of https inspection- Be able to provide a set of standard web filtering settings and provide differing levels of access for users and departments based on AD group membership- Must be have fast and granular reporting- Easy and intuitive administration interface- Must provide web security against malicious threats including real-time analysis- Assistance with configuration, deployment and migration from legacy solutionNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=134434. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=134434 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Aug 2023 | | 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 | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WREXHAM | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL11 1AR | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham | | Local authority | Wrexham | | Electoral ward | Grosvenor | | Westminster constituency | Wrexham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 31 Aug 2023 at 08:28 - Planning - S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=134434 ## Notice URLs - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=134434 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-134434. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-134434.json.