Official UK procurement notice
2425-37-DTS-RLD Palo Alto Firewall 2025 renewal
Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement of Palo Alto software package with maintenance was conducted via the Jisc Network Solutions Framework (Lot 5). Tender documents were issued to all suppliers on the lot. Only one tender response was received from Khipu Networks Ltd, which met all stated requirements. The contract was awarded to Khipu Networks Ltd.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Scope of RequirementsAwarded
Scope of Requirements
Device-Specific Subscriptions & Support
1 Palo Alto Online Support Portal
- General Support Coverage (All Devices)
- 24x7x365 Support via: Telephone, Email, and Remote Access
- Next Business Day (NBD) hardware replacement (where applicable)
- Quarterly service reviews
- Access to major and minor software updates and content releases
2 PA-5250 (2 units in HA Pair)
- 24x7x365 Support
- Advanced Threat Prevention Subscription
- PAN-DB Advanced URL Filtering Subscription
3 PA-850 (4 units in 2 HA Pairs)
- 24x7x365 Support
- Global Protect Subscription
4 PA-820 LAB (2 units in HA Pair)
- Lab Unit Service Bundle, including:
- Advanced Threat Prevention
- Advanced DNS Security
- PAN-DB Advanced URL Filtering
- Global Protect
- Advanced WildFire
- Advanced SD-WAN
- Standard Support
5 Panorama 25 (Central Management) 24x7x365 Support for 25 devices
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2025, 18:20 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2025, 18:20 BST
- Authority reference
2425-37-DTS-RLD- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035226- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553beFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract was awarded via a mini-competition under the Jisc framework agreement, which was established following a compliant, advertised procedure. this was done in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The award followed the framework's rules and is therefore lawful and compliant.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITEDPALO ALTO FIREWALL 2025 | £271,179 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PALO ALTO FIREWALL 2025 · KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £271,179
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Khipu Network LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.