Award GB CF

Content Delivery Network

Government Digital Service

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Government Digital Service
Supplier: SOFTCAT PLC

named in the award notice
Value: £346K to £693K

range stated by the buyer · net · GBP
Awarded: 19 Jun 2025

the award date on the notice
End date: 31 May 2026

expected
First published: 15 Jul 2025

last seen 15 Jul 2025

What the buyer published

To provide Content Delivery Network services to Government Digital Service. A CDN is a distributed network of servers located across various geographic locations. It delivers website content from the nearest server to the end user for faster load times and improved performance, it provides security measures like DDoS protection, SSL/TLS encryption, and web application firewalls (WAFs) to safeguard against cyber threats and enhance the overall security of the GOV.UK website.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date 31 May 2026, expected

Why we call this Network security

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Network security Firewalls, web and email filtering, VPN and secure access, and their management.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.