Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 11 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CYNET Subscription eAuction · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Film Institute (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£150,000≈ £30k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT17% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025awarded 23 Jul 2025
Awarded to OPTEC SERVICES LTD
Contract term 5 yrsends 23 Jul 2030 · starts 23 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We want to procure a 5 year service agreement for Cynet EDR and SOC, comprising of these three service components below. We require an annual payment structure, not an upfront payment.

  • Cynet All-In-One Subscription – for 100 endpoints
  • Cynet CLM – 15GB 90 Day Retention plus added Cold Storage Retention for lifetime of Cynet subscription
  • Cynet Platinum Support

This will be for our Berkhamsted site.

CPV: Computer support services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software support services · System and support services · Systems support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£150,000

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Cheapest at the end of the auction will be the preferred supplier after due diligence completed.

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
11 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
Authority reference
2025/441
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039417
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Computer support servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware support servicesSystem and support servicesSystems support services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e00 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    17 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    23 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 16:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    26 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £124,5731 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OPTEC SERVICES LTD28 Jul 2025 – 1 Aug 2030£124,57323 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Film Institute

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 287780 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, London, W1T 1LNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OPTEC SERVICES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12143074 UNIT 4 NEPTUNE COURT, VANGUARD WAY, CARDIFF, Wales, CF24 5PJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender