The provision of Cloudflare Enterprise Services

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-0779d9
Creator: London Borough of Camden
Published: 2026-09-24T15:13:41.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more

Awarded value£238,505published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ultima Business Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cloudflare provides a key component of Camden's internet-facing security architecture. Its primary use is to provide Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection for the Council's public-facing websites, applications and digital services. The platform protects these services against malicious traffic, common web application attacks, denial of service attacks and other internet-based threats.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection to secure Camden's internet-facing websites, applications and digital servicesAwarded

Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection to secure Camden's internet-facing websites, applications and digital services. Camden requires continued protection for its internet-facing digital services against cyber threats, malicious internet traffic and denial of service attacks.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: Services
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 24 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0779d9

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract was awarded under an existing framework agreement in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A mini-competition was conducted between the relevant framework suppliers in accordance with the terms of the framework and bids were evaluated against the pre-established award criteria. The successful bidder was awarded the contract following that competitive process.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £238,5051 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ultima Business Solutions LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 090712-2026-1 · Ultima Business Solutions LtdSME
Signed
31 Aug 2026
Value
£238,505
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H9JE

Dispute resolution & review bodies

cabinet officeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ultima Business Solution LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02521249 Reading, UK, RG2 0NA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.