Official UK procurement notice
2025 - Web Application Firewall (WAF) for British Council China
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery listed: China (CN)
Published estimate£43,446≈ £14k / year · £46,053 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2025awarded 25 Apr 2025
Awarded to 神州数码系统集成服务有限公司
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 May 2028 · starts 1 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council China is looking for one capable service provider for Web application firewall (WAF) to cope with business needs and enhance security features especially in local context.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£43,446
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Qualifications, quality, methodology and approach, commercial
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2025, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 08:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013585- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe96Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Apr 2025 → 23 May 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Apr 2025, 11:15 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline16 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2025
- Latest notice published23 May 2025, 08:49 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025- Tender notice published8 Apr 2025, 11:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 May 2025, 08:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 May 2025, 08:49 BST
- Contract signature expected25 May 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 43 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 神州数码系统集成服务有限公司1 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026 · up to 1 Jun 2028Extensions: Contract can be extended for another 12+12 months. The amount is an estimation for total 3-year contract. | CN¥449,334 inc. VAT | 25 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 神州数码系统集成服务有限公司Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender