2425-37-DTS-RLD Palo Alto Firewall 2025 renewal

Location

Sheffield

Description

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

Scope of Requirements Device-Specific Subscriptions & Support 1 Palo Alto Online Support Portal • 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

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

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

Legal Justification

The contract was awarded via a mini-competition under the Jisc framework agreement, which was established following a compliant, advertised procedure. this was done in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The award followed the framework's rules and is therefore lawful and compliant.

Other Information

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