AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council published an award and contract notice for a Palo Alto Prisma Access security solution. The notice records British Telecommunications Limited as supplier and a contract value of £1,412,852.55; the contract data states it was signed on 31 July 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for British Telecommunications Limited, linked to lot 1. The source also marks lot 1 as cancelled, creating an unresolved status contradiction.
Market significanceThis is a seven-figure UK public-sector network and cloud-security procurement covering Palo Alto licences, subscriptions, hardware, support and associated services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095478-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · 1412852.55 GBP · Active award; contract record active
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The award names British Telecommunications Limited as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified company name BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (company number 01800000). The £1,412,852.55 value is recorded at contract level for this award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at and release history both state 2026-10-09T09:36:58+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095478-2026-1-1 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 31 July 2026
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Contract 095478-2026-1-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and the supplied lot record both state status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£1,412,852.55
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Contract 095478-2026-1-1 states value amount 1412852.55, currency GBP.
Individual lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for lot 1; the published contract value is held at contract level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at and release history state 9 October 2026.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no start date is supplied in the contract record.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePalo Alto Prisma Access cloud-delivered security solution
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Process and award title: Cloud delivered security solution - Palo Alto Prisma Access.
Supplies and services
99% confidencePalo Alto Networks licences, subscriptions, hardware, support and associated services
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Tender and lot description state these elements.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 72000000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKE41
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Tender item delivery address specifies region UKE41.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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Process procurement_method is limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details states this wording.
Stated route
96% confidenceFurther competition via GCA RM6116 Framework for Network Services
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Procurement method rationale states that a further competition was undertaken via the GCA RM6116 Framework.
Stated award recipient in rationale
95% confidenceMAT
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The rationale says the contract was awarded to “the MAT”; the award and supplier records instead name British Telecommunications Limited.
Evaluation criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type price.
Bid count and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
97% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 095478-2026-1-1 has status active.
Signature date
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned is supplied as 2026-07-31.
Options
96% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single contract-level value is reported for one active award linked to lot 1.
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One award and one contract share ID 095478-2026-1-1; contract value is £1,412,852.55.
Route to market
91% confidenceThe stated framework further competition indicates procurement through RM6116, despite the notice classification as an award procedure without prior publication.
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The procurement rationale cites a further competition via GCA RM6116; procurement_method_details gives the published procedure wording.
Scope boundary
98% confidenceThe notice combines licences, subscriptions, hardware, support and associated services; no pricing split is published.
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Tender description lists the scope, while no component pricing is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 095478-2026-1-1 both have active status.
Conflicting award-recipient wording
98% confidenceThe procurement rationale refers to an award to “the MAT”, whereas the award names British Telecommunications Limited.
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Rationale text says “contract was awarded to the MAT”; award supplier is British Telecommunications Limited.
Missing operational dates
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Tender start, submission deadline, contract start and contract end fields are null.
Missing competition and value breakdown
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, score, award date, lot value or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and signed contract record are marked active; the published data does not explain the discrepancy.
- The rationale says the contract was awarded to “the MAT”, but the award names British Telecommunications Limited; the source does not reconcile this wording.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, duration, extension or renewal terms, award date, bid count, evaluation scores, individual lot value and component pricing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilBRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDPalo Alto Prisma AccessPalo Alto NetworksRM6116cloud securitynetwork servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is named on the active award and is verified in the supplied supplier-identification data.
What is the reported contract value?
The contract-level value is £1,412,852.55.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record states 31 July 2026.
Is the procurement status fully consistent?
No. The award and contract are active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled; the notice does not resolve this difference.
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