Cloud delivered security solution - Palo Alto Prisma Access

Official notice

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)

Awarded value£1,412,853published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council requires the procurement of the Palo Alto Networks solution.

This procurement is for the supply of the specified Palo Alto Networks licences, subscriptions, hardware, support and associated services.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Oct 2026, 09:36 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 09:36 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-095478
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078450 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A further competition was undertaken via the GCA RM6116 Framework for provision of Network Services and the contract was awarded to the MAT

Publisher note: 5-year term

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,412,8531 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
British Telecommunications Plc	£1,412,853 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Cloud delivered security solution - Palo Alto Prisma Access · British Telecommunications Plc
Signed
31 Jul 2026
Value
£1,412,853
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 180808262 Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

British Telecommunications LimitedAwarded supplier Fleming Way, Horwich, Crawley, South East, RH10 9JY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.