2425-37-DTS-RLD Palo Alto Firewall 2025 renewal
Sheffield Hallam UniversityEstimated Value
Up to £271,179
Deadline
Not specified
Published
25 June 2025
Type
services
Overview
The procurement of Palo Alto software package with maintenance was conducted via the Jisc Network Solutions Framework (Lot 5). Tender documents were issued to all suppliers on the lot.
Only one tender response was received from Khipu Networks Ltd, which met all stated requirements. The contract was awarded to Khipu Networks Ltd.
Key points
- General Support Coverage (All Devices)
- 24x7x365 Support via: Telephone, Email, and Remote Access
- Next Business Day (NBD) hardware replacement (where applicable)
- Quarterly service reviews
- Access to major and minor software updates and content releases 2 PA-5250 (2 units in HA Pair) • 24x7x365 Support
- Advanced Threat Prevention Subscription
- PAN-DB Advanced URL Filtering Subscription 3 PA-850 (4 units in 2 HA Pairs) • 24x7x365 Support
- Global Protect Subscription 4 PA-820 LAB (2 units in HA Pair) • Lab Unit Service Bundle, including:
- Advanced Threat Prevention
- Advanced DNS Security
- PAN-DB Advanced URL Filtering
- Global Protect
- Advanced WildFire
- Advanced SD-WAN
- Standard Support 5 Panorama 25 (Central Management) 24x7x365 Support for 25 devices
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Award Details
Khipu Network Limited
£271,179
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
ST-FOUR LIMITED
£71,030
total awarded
- 2
Tribal Education Limited
£3m
total awarded
ST-FOUR LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Sheffield Hallam UniversityKey Dates
Published
25 June 2025
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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