Official UK procurement notice
Web Application Firewall Partners framework agreement
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Cloud Security team are looking to offer a Web Application Firewall (WAF) managed service for its members and customers. The managed service will consist of a third party WAF solution, with a Jisc managed service wrapped around it. The solution must host customer data in the UK and offer comprehensive security features including protection against DDoS attacks, OWASP Top 10 threats, credential stuffing, zero-day attacks, and bot activity. It should also include advanced threat detection using machine learning and behavior analysis, configurable mitigation controls, API protection, antivirus scanning for uploaded files, and real-time analytics for traffic and bot insights. A complete set of requirements will be available in the Invitation to tender.
CPV: Security software development services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 20 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
Rates to be provided by suppliers. Direct award and further competition depending on our customer demands.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£800,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Pricing: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: See ITT - subject to change at publication
- Pricing: See ITT - subject to change at publication
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Web Application Firewall Partners framework agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
Proc2893- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050817- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cbdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST
- Tender notice expected29 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by392 days ago4 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts376 days ago20 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:30 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender