Official UK procurement notice
Palo Alto Firewall 1 year Essential Renewal
Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD71)
Awarded value£40,427published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Desk Top Publishing Micro Systems LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of Palo Alto firewalls is essential because it provides continuous access to dynamic threat intelligence updates, technical support, software/feature enhancements, and hardware warranty coverage, all of which are critical for protecting networks against the constantly evolving cybersecurity landscape.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 10 Dec 2025, 10:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2025, 10:20 GMT
- Authority reference
129W25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081347- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f281Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Dec 2025, 10:20 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £40,4271 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desk Top Publishing Micro Systems LTDSME | £40,427 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Desk Top Publishing Micro Systems LTDSME
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2025
- Value
- £40,427 inc. VAT
- Period
- 16 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded 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