AwardedAwarded 8 December 2025

Fortinet Fortigate Renewal

In brief

City of Sunderland College awarded IT and software work to Softcat plc on 8 December 2025.

The contract runs for 11 months, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2026.

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What the notice says

City of Sunderland College have a requirement for the renewal of Fortinet FortiGate Firewall licences and support for the Northumberland College, Ashington site.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Softcat plc	—	1 February 2026 to 31 January 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

10 November 2025Tender notice · UK4, notice 072531-2025
12 January 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 002207-2026

About the buyer

City of Sunderland CollegeLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

Pebble Learning Ltd.1 contract
Softcat plc1 contract

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From notice 072531-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 November 2025, last updated 12 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.