Contract

SIA 916 - Internet Content Filtering Service

  • Security Industry Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-055168

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05970c

Published 9 September 2025, 4:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Security Industry Authority

PO Box 74957

London

E141UG

Contact

Jodie Cox

Email

jodie.cox@sia.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2070254191

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Companies House

10274564

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/security-industry-authority

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SIA 916 - Internet Content Filtering Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

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

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The SIA are currently inviting established providers to provide the Internet Content Filtering Service on SIA's server estate.

This will be required for an SIA user community of up to 400 colleagues.

The specifics of the requirement are detailed below including explicit outputs and inclusive deliverables.

Output 1: Deliver a SaaS based secure internet access service to the SIA (requirements as listed but not limited to those listed in the specification)

Output 2: Provide the Service Delivery, Collaboration, Sustainability and continuously meet the required standards (requirements as listed but not limited to those listed in the specification)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £38,289.6

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Secondary Competition via the Crown Commercial Service Framework, RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

option to extend by up to 12 months - any extension will be subject to need of the business, performance of the supplier and available funding.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Awarded via an Enabled Framework via Secondary Competition.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Softcat plc

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane

Buckinghamshire

SL7 1LW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02174990

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £45,947.52

Total value of the contract/lot: £30,631.68


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

N/A

N/A

Country

United Kingdom