Published date: 3 March 2023

This notice was replaced on 17 October 2023

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Awarded contract (published 17 October 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Network equipment - 32420000

Location of contract

CV1 5FB

Value of contract

£0 to £1

Procurement reference

FRAM-888-23-TH

Published date

3 March 2023

Closing date

17 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 March 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Network security has proven challenging to manage on an on-going basis. Vendor driven software upgrades and operability with legacy hardware have resulted in service impact and loss of availability following deployment of releases.

Coventry University therefore wishes to undertake a formal support engagement for the following items:

1. To award a contract with a single supplier for the supply of firewall infrastructure within the Coventry University Group network environment.

2. To identify a strategic partner who can deliver an industry leading support mechanism for Network Security operating model with the Coventry University group for procurement, finance, digital services, and supportive lifecycle processes and a
sustainable TCO model.

3. To Supply of all requirements in the Appendix B, Pricing Schedule, to Coventry University.

4. Integration with Azure Marketplace.

5. To award a 3-year contract with a +1 +1 option for extension.

This is a competitive procurement, conducted as a further competition against the JISC Network Equipment Framework, Lot 7 Palo Alto. This Agreement has been awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

All clarification questions (including technical enquiries) relating to the ITT must be submitted using the 'correspondence' tab on the In-Tend e-Tendering system related to this Project https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/.

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Hasson

Address

PRIORY STREET
COVENTRY
CV15FB
England

Telephone

07392 096 531

Email

ad7747@coventry.ac.uk