Fortinet Fortigate Firewall Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£120,235published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NG-IT Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2 x FortiGate firewalls with 5 years support included to replace our soon to be end of life (EOL) firewall.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST
Last source update: 15 Apr 2026, 13:40 BST
Authority reference: DBC00035
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031457
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067cf6 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
15 Apr 2026, 13:40 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £120,2351 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NG-IT Limited8 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2031	£120,235	—	Awarded

Contracts

Fortinet Fortigate Firewall Upgrade · NG-IT Limited
Signed
25 Feb 2026
Value
£120,235
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2031
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dartford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZJD-3364-WHJT Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, South East, DA1 1DRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NG-IT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08213861GB-PPON: PDYV-3146-DWXG 9 Oxford Court, Manchester, North West, M2 3WQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2026, 13:40 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Apr 2026, 13:17 BST