Azure VPN Firewall Support

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Awarded value£151,843published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to RACKSPACE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supplier will provide 1x Fanatical Support for Microsoft Azure and 1x Palo Alto Firewall Networks. This service is to be provided to Essex County Council remotely.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

72261000 Software support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 19 Aug 2026, 15:16 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
Authority reference: D090PA
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-089446
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d9 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Aug 2026, 15:16 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Aug 2026, 15:20 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £151,8431 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RACKSPACE LIMITED2 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2028	£151,843	19 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · RACKSPACE LIMITED
Signed
10 Sept 2026
Value
£151,843
Period
10 Sept 2026 – 9 Sept 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RACKSPACE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03897010GB-PPON: PGVV-2473-TNLT Unit 2 6 Millington Road, Hayes, London, UB3 4AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2026, 09:59 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 15:20 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 15:16 BST