Firewall Security · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Hartlepool College of Further Education (Education)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£26,972published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Apr 2026

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Firewall security:

FCT VPN/ZTNA SUB & 2 X FortiGate-200G Hardware plus 5 Year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 23 Apr 2026, 14:12 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2026, 14:12 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037118
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0689b3 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Apr 2026, 14:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £26,9721 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£26,972 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
23 Apr 2026
Value
£26,972
Period
23 Apr 2026 – 22 Apr 2031
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hartlepool College of Further Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRB-9815-YDNY · GB-UKPRN: 10002917 Hartlepool College of Further Education, Hartlepool, North East, TS24 7NTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990GB-PPON: PZRT-9169-TVMT Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL7 1LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 14:12 BST