Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 30 Jun 2026, 10:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fortinet Firewall · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Nottingham College (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£325,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Firewall Network Security

CPV: Networks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Purchase of FirewallsAwarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

32400000 Networks

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: Goods
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: 30 Jun 2026, 10:13 BST
Last source update: 30 Jun 2026, 10:13 BST
Authority reference: NC/PROC/0472
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061068
Classification (CPV): Networks
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bfc0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a direct award under the NHS SBS Framework Digital Workplace Solutions 2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £325,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£325,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 061068-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
30 Jun 2026
Value
£325,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10004577 City Hub, 111 Canal Street,, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG17HBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SoftcatAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Marlow, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.