Forescout Network Access Control (NAC) Refresh & Renewal

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£174,922published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BLUEFORT SECURITY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is for the renewal of the Forescout system which is coming to EOL (end of life) in February 2026.

CPV: Hardware

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Can be extended by one year.

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: Goods
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: 13 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference: SCC-SMS-0986
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073684
Classification (CPV): Hardware
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0cb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A direct award was conducted under G-Cloud 14
Framework Agreement (RM1557.14).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £174,9221 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BLUEFORT SECURITY LIMITED	£174,922 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Forescout Network Access Control (NAC) refresh renewal · BLUEFORT SECURITY LIMITED
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
£174,922
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO14 7LYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bluefort Security LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 6085154 Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, UK, GU14 0LX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.