Published date: 15 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 April 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

SW1A 2BQ

Value of contract

£346,380 to £692,760

Procurement reference

WP2263

Published date

15 July 2025

Closing date

11 April 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Contract type

Service 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

To provide Content Delivery Network services to Government Digital Service.

A CDN is a distributed network of servers located across various geographic locations. It delivers website content from the nearest server to the end user for faster load times and improved performance, it provides security measures like DDoS protection, SSL/TLS encryption, and web application firewalls (WAFs) to safeguard against cyber threats and enhance the overall security of the GOV.UK website.


Award information

Awarded date

19 June 2025

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Total value of contract

£692,760

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SOFTCAT PLC

Address

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, SL7 1LW

Reference

Companies House number: 02174990

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Commissioning Team

Address

The Whitechapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 8QS
England

Email

commissioning-digital@dsit.gov.uk