FortiNet Licence Renewal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£182,853published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Salford have the below FortiNet licences which are due for renewal on 19/08/25. We are looking to renew for a 3 year term.

2x FortiGate-2600F 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control,

URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) - F2K60FTK21900900 and F2K60FTK21900979

2x FortiGate-600E 3 Year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL, DNS & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and FortiCare Premium) - FG6H0ETB21908616 and FG6H0ETB21908872

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 14 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
Last source update: 14 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048808
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05880b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025

Contract award notice published
14 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £182,8531 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 31 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc19 Aug 2025 – 19 Aug 2028	£182,853 inc. VAT	14 Aug 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat LtdAwarded supplier Universal Square Devonshire Street, Manchester, North West, M12 6JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST