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Akamai FASTDNS Renewal 2026-29

Met Office
South West
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029

Renewal of Akamai Edge DNS and DNSSEC subscription services for a three-year term. The contract provides managed authoritative DNS resolution and security features to maintain domain integrity and availability for critical public sector digital infrastructure.

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Awarded value: £15k; As published
Published: 7 May 2026
Awarded: 7 May 2026; Softcat
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 May 2029

What the contract covers

Provision of enterprise-grade managed DNS and DNSSEC security services to ensure high-availability domain name resolution and network infrastructure protection.

Akamai Edge DNS and DNSSEC for three years

Terms and requirements

Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

DNS servicesMain service£24k typicalAkamai Edge DNS and DNSSEC managed DNS for three years

Lifecycle

Published
7 May 2026
Contract awardedto Softcat
7 May 2026
Contract starts
1 June 2026
Contract ends
31 May 2029

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3552379/akamai-fastdns-renewal-2026-29
Buyer reference: P121132
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-069305
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Met Office. Akamai FASTDNS Renewal 2026-29. Contract award, 7 May 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3552379/akamai-fastdns-renewal-2026-29 (accessed 5 November 2026).