Award GB FTS

UKRI 5505 - STFC Firewall Refresh 2025

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Supplier: Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

taken from the supplier contact on the notice
Value: £7.2M

VAT basis not stated · GBP
Awarded: 6 Jan 2026

the signed contract date on the notice
End date: Not published

Not published. This contract is not in Renewals.
First published: 23 Jan 2026

last seen 23 Jan 2026

What the buyer published

STFC are procuring, via direct award through HTE framework ICT solution 3, for the replacement Fortinet firewall hardware to extend the life of, and improve the performance of, our site firewalling to cope with the increasing volumes of scientific data that flow on / off / through our sites whilst being exposed to the ever increasing security risks faced by modern networks.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

◌ End date not published

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.