Corporate and Libraries Web Filtering Licenses

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30
Creator: Coventry City Council
Published: 2026-09-15T12:57:06.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)

Awarded value £339,046published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Web Filtering Software

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of Web Filtering SoftwareAwarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Related open tenders

Bidding windows open now · matched by shared authority or category — not a similarity score

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Technology and Data Professional Services FrameworkFramework	same category	21 Sept 2026	1d	£8,000,000 ceiling
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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 15 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2026, 13:57 BST
Authority reference: COV26898
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa30

Why no open competition: Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Direct award using the public framework to existing supplier

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £339,0461 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat plc	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 087327-2026-1 · Softcat plc
Signed
31 Aug 2026
Value
£339,046
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV15RR [email protected]

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Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Council of the City of CoventryReview body Coventry

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SoftcatAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990 Marlow, South EastView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.