Official UK procurement notice
Cato Secure Network Bandwidth Subscription
Authority: Incommunities Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has awarded a contract to Insight Direct (UK) Ltd for the continued provision of the integrated Cato Secure Network Bandwidth Subscription.
This direct award was made under the HealthTrust Europe ICT Solutions 2023 Framework, which permits direct award to the top-ranked supplier under pre-established terms.
Rationale for Direct Award.
The incumbent solution Cato networks security is cloud-native, deeply embedded, and technically integrated into the Authority's infrastructure. Replacing the solution will have cost-of-change elements creating additional costs into the business, including lengthy implementation, dual running, testing, potential risks (outages) and configuration concerns (training).
Product: Cato Secure Network Bandwidth Subscription 100mps 3 year
- Cato Next Generation Anti-Malware Subscription Add-on
- Cato Intrusion Prevention System Subscription Add-on
- Cato Socket X1700 (Main)
- Cato Socket X1700 (HA)
Cato Secure Network Mobile Users Subscription 3 Year Renewal
- Cato Secure 650 Mobile Users
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- Authority reference
ICLCATO157- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064331- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad1cFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Oct 2025, 16:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Direct | £116,198 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Insight Direct
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £116,198
- Period
- 9 Aug 2025 – 8 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender