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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Solihull College

Provision of Firewall

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48517000 72700000 72000000
Value£150k
Awarded14 Jun 2024
Published6 Jun 2024
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£150ktotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Software & IT Systems band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The College has used Sophos firewall in conjunction with a Sophos MDR for a number of years with great success throughout the evolving IT configuration.

The purpose of this procurement process is to ensure the College has access to the latest updates at best value for money.

The College would welcome proposals utilising Sophos software to retain ease of integration with the Sophos MDR which will operate for the next 3 years.

Alternate compatible systems will be considered however only where appropriate, proven migration tools can be fully costed / supplied and a smooth transition with minimal College resource requirement evidenced.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The purpose of this procurement process is

The purpose of this procurement process is to ensure the College has access to the latest updates at best value for money.

02

The College would welcome proposals utilising Sophos

The College would welcome proposals utilising Sophos software to retain ease of integration with the Sophos MDR which will operate for the next 3 years.

03

Alternate compatible systems will be considered however

Alternate compatible systems will be considered however only where appropriate, proven migration tools can be fully costed / supplied and a smooth transition with minimal College resource requirement evidenced.

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Source & provenance
OCID
b876b852-5fdc-41f1-a780-6683e5f4e321
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
IT-399-2951-FWAL_0524
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