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Published 7 May 2025, 17:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-068BUS Mimecast Email Security Renewal

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£60,000≈ £20k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT20.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 May 2025awarded 26 Jun 2025
Awarded to CDW Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) currently have a subscription with Mimecast which is due to expire in July 2025. Council are looking for renewal costs for the next 3 years. Cyber threat is a serious concern of Council, and we have been using Mimecast for the past 8 years to protect the network from threats that are sent via email, DCSDC are using Office365 and continue to need the Mimecast service to protect our email system. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Computer upgrade services · Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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
7 May 2025, 17:12 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2025, 11:21 BST
Authority reference
T25-068BUS
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019514
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Computer upgrade servicesCustom software development servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e39 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 May 2025 → 23 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 May 2025, 17:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 11:21 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 May 2025, 17:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 11:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2025, 11:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £72,4961 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CDW Limited24 Jul 2025 – 3 Jul 2028£72,496 inc. VAT26 Jun 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CDW LtdAwarded supplier 1 New Change, London, London, EC4M 9AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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