Award GB FTS

Azure VPN Firewall Support

Essex County Council. Combined from multiple notices.

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Essex County Council
Supplier: RACKSPACE LIMITED

named on the notice
Value: £152K

net · GBP
Awarded: 10 Sep 2026

the signed contract date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: East of England, England

the buyer's address on the notice
First published: 19 Aug 2026

last seen 22 Sep 2026

What the buyer published

The supplier will provide 1x Fanatical Support for Microsoft Azure and 1x Palo Alto Firewall Networks. This service is to be provided to Essex County Council remotely.

The buyer published this contract more than once.

We combine all notices into one record, so it only appears here once.

Notice	Published	Type	Stage
079100-2026	19 Aug 2026	Transparency notice	award
079107-2026	19 Aug 2026	Award notice	award
089446-2026	22 Sep 2026	Contract details	award (current)

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History of this contract

An empty stage is useful. For example, no tender stage usually means the buyer used a framework or gave the contract directly.

◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

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.

Bought on its own, as a separate contract The cyber work is a separate contract.