Leeds City College

Leeds City College is the largest further education institution in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and one of the largest in the UK. Serving a diverse community of 26,000 students and employing 2,300 staff, the college is comprised of various education groups dedicated to providing comprehensive and high-quality learning opportunities.

Requirement

With over 20,000 students, Security is at the forefront of Leeds College’s strategies. Luminate Education Group Procurement, on behalf of Leeds City College, required a supplier who was capable of both providing software licensing and firewall appliances at competitive costs, but also had a degree of expertise in the security field to support these procurement activities.

Solution

• Ultima provided a Smoothwall solution with on-prem installation and configuration across 2 of the 5 sites.
• 5-year warranty included
• Competitive pricing and swift vendor onboarding for new technology
• Operate alongside existing web-filtering estate

Outcomes

• Protection: 100% real-time filtering protects students in real-time, all of the time.
• Best in Class: Smoothwall is recognised as an Accredited Filter Provider with the UK Safer Internet Centre (UK SIC).
• Cost Savings: Reduced costs through utilising Ultima, with significant discount off of RRP, and Ultima’s commitment to commercial competitiveness.