IT Capital Purchase - Fortinet

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Awarded value£89,500published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to NETPROTOCOL LTD.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Fortinet Fortigate - 400G Appliance

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

30210000 Data-processing machines (hardware)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 26 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST
Last source update: 26 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST
Authority reference: ETQ 1407 PO 31159
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-060274
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06be0b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
26 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £89,5001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NETPROTOCOL LTD.Fortinet Fortigate26 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	£89,500	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NETPROTOCOL LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 03856449GB-PPON: PMCD-1663-XHYY Imperial House, Bury, North West, BL9 5BNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST