UKRI 5505 - STFC Firewall Refresh 2025

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£7,228,048published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Insight Direct

What is being bought

Published requirement description

STFC are procuring, via direct award through HTE framework ICT solution 3, for the replacement Fortinet firewall hardware to extend the life of, and improve the performance of, our site firewalling to cope with the increasing volumes of scientific data that flow on / off / through our sites whilst being exposed to the ever increasing security risks faced by modern networks.

CPV: Network management software services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: Services
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: 23 Jan 2026, 11:56 GMT
Last source update: 23 Jan 2026, 11:56 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI 5505
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-006136
Classification (CPV): Network management software services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060d2f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Previous capital investment in the same technology, providing seamless integration with existing infrastructure.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,228,0481 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Insight Direct	£7,228,048 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006136-2026-1 · Insight Direct
Signed
6 Jan 2026
Value
£7,228,048
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch 14697629 Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Insight Direct (UK) LtdAwarded supplier02579852 S1 2JF, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2JFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.