Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Security Industry Authority
10274564
PO Box 74957
London
E141UG
UK
Contact person: Jodie Cox
Telephone: +44 2070254191
E-mail: jodie.cox@sia.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/security-industry-authority
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SIA 916 - Internet Content Filtering Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The SIA are currently inviting established providers to provide the Internet Content Filtering Service on SIA's server estate.
This will be required for an SIA user community of up to 400 colleagues.
The specifics of the requirement are detailed below including explicit outputs and inclusive deliverables.
Output 1: Deliver a SaaS based secure internet access service to the SIA (requirements as listed but not limited to those listed in the specification)
Output 2: Provide the Service Delivery, Collaboration, Sustainability and continuously meet the required standards (requirements as listed but not limited to those listed in the specification)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
38 289.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Secondary Competition via the Crown Commercial Service Framework, RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
option to extend by up to 12 months - any extension will be subject to need of the business, performance of the supplier and available funding.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Awarded via an Enabled Framework via Secondary Competition.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat plc
02174990
Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1LW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 631.68
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/09/2025