Issue - decisions

Procurement of a new Council’s Clearswift licencing Contract

26/05/2023 - Procurement of a new Council’s Clearswift licencing Contract

The Clearswift licences are required to ensure the Council’s email and web gateway appliances remain licenced and in support. This is required to ensure filtering and protection is in place for incoming and outgoing emails as well as website access. Without the email and web gateway appliance, the Council could be exposed to viruses, malware, and undesirable content.

The current licence contract was due to expire on 31st March 2023.

Following a procurement exercise, the ED for Strategy & Improvement approved the one licence renewal with Bechtle UK for the Council’s Clearswift licences costing £0.053m.