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002556 - Bitdefender Business Security / Anti-Virus & Endpoint Security (Call off from G Cloud

Authority: Durham County Council

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Network servers (48821000)
Published contract value£55,801Exc. VAT
Contract ends 9 Jan 2027
Awarded to Boxxe Ltd
Contract starts 10 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal\Extension of Bitdefender Business Security. Bitdefender provides critical protection for all council-managed laptops and computers that connect to the council network, defending against a wide range of evolving cyber threats including viruses, malware, and other security risks.

An extension of the current Bitdefender Business Security licence is required for an additional year to maintain this protection while the council progresses towards procuring a Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, which will ultimately encompass this functionality.

This is a Call-Off Contract for the provision of Services Under Lot 2 Cloud Software from G-Cloud.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
OPEN20252103
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
North East, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    19 Dec 2025
  2. Notice published
    2 Jan 2026
  3. Contract starts
    10 Jan 2026
  4. Contract ends
    9 Jan 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Durham County CouncilContracting authority County Hall, DURHAM, DH15UQ, EnglandContact name, email
    Identifier
    DUR · GB-LAE

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Boxxe LtdSupplier Artemis House, Eboracum Way, Heworth Green York, YO31 7RE
    Identifier
    02109168 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-c797730d-11b0-41f3-961f-98a3dd5d93da-2026-01-02T09:41:46Z
Published
2 Jan 2026
Latest update
2 Jan 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-c797730d-11b0-41f3-961f-98a3dd5d93da
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-c797730d-11b0-41f3-961f-98a3dd5d93da-1