Official UK procurement notice
Egress Switch · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Cumberland Council
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£59,622published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Mar 2026
Awarded to Softcat Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for software for secure email encryption and large file transfer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 11 May 2026, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 16:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043159- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06960dFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published11 May 2026, 16:16 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £59,6221 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | £59,622 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Egress Switch · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2026
- Value
- £59,622
- Period
- 28 Mar 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cumberland CouncilProcuring entityEvaluating Quotes
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOFTCAT PLCAwarded 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