Official UK procurement notice
Internet Breakout to Enforce Web Protection
Authority: Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInternet Breakout - To enforce web protection through antivirus, intrusion protection, web filtering and outbreak protection as well as enabling firmware and general updates for the FortiGate. This allows internet access for users to be appropriately protected from unwanted or malicious content.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 7 Aug 2025, 08:25 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 08:25 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046715- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0582ebFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
CNC are transitioning to a new network provider under our FuNDS project. The need for the Internet Breakout in its current format will not be required when fully transitioned. However, it is crucial for CNC to retain the current services for those sites still to transition, to ensure we remain safe and secure.
It is anticipated that the current service will be required for 6 months. Any tender process would prove to be time consuming, disruptive and not cost effective.
If we do not continue with the service through Nasstar our network will be vulnerable to security threats. We will lose out on essential security features like intrusion prevention, web filtering and antivirus. We will also expose ourselves to newly discovered vulnerability because we won't have received firmware updates that are designed to detect and mitigate such things malware viruses and data breaches and unauthorised access to sensitive information and data etc.
- Risks
Proposed Contract Date
From: 1st June 2025
To: 30th November 2025
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published7 Aug 2025, 08:25 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED7 Aug 2025 – 30 Nov 2025 | £38,699 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender