Fortinet Public Sector Partner of the Year 2025

Enterprise networks built for scale, security and reliability

Switchshop designs, deploys and supports enterprise networking, cyber security and infrastructure for organisations across the UK, backed by the highest Fortinet and HPE Aruba Networking accreditations in the country, and a 100% in-house UK engineering team.

500+
Organisations
25+
Years
137
Technical Certifications
Vendor Support Partners & Top-Tier Partnerships
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ISO 9001
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ISO 14001
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ISO 27001
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Cyber Essentials
Procurement Frameworks

Trusted Supplier on Major Public & Commercial Frameworks

Simplify your procurement. Switchshop is an approved supplier across the UK's leading purchasing frameworks, enabling compliant, fast-track engagement with no separate tendering required.

Technical Excellence

Technically Led. Always.

Switchshop is a technically led organisation. Our technical team designs, deploys and supports every solution, giving clients direct access to the expertise that matters.

100% in-house engineering

Every deployment is delivered by our own UK-based team. No subcontracting, no offshore support desks.

Elite vendor certifications

Our engineers hold some of the highest Fortinet and HPE Aruba certifications in the UK, including vendor support partner status.

Vendor support partners

We don't just resell, we provide direct vendor-level support for HPE Aruba Networking and Fortinet as authorised support partners.

Architecture to proactive support

From initial network design through deployment to 24x7x365 proactive support. One team, end-to-end.

Core Capabilities

Infrastructure outcomes,
not product catalogues

Network infrastructure

Enterprise switching, wireless and SD-WAN architectures for high-performance organisations. Designed with HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and Allied Telesis from single-site deployments to complex multi-campus and multi-site estates with centralised management and consistent security policy.

Cybersecurity

Zero-trust architectures, next-gen firewalls and NCSC-aligned security frameworks. Delivered by Fortinet ETSP and EPSP accredited engineers, the highest support and services tiers in Fortinet's partner programme with 24/7 SOC monitoring, EDR, segmentation and tested incident response.

Infrastructure platforms

Servers, virtualisation and hybrid environments for mission-critical workloads. Designed and deployed by in-house engineers across HPE and Lenovo and leading storage platforms, with capacity planning, lifecycle management and cloud-ready architectures for on-premises and hybrid environments.

Managed operations

Monitoring, support and lifecycle management from UK-based engineers. Named engineer ownership, clear escalation paths, priority-one incident triage driven by complexity rather than urgency, and direct vendor escalation lines into HPE Aruba Networking and Fortinet, all delivered from our UK service desk and Centre for Technical Excellence in Kimpton.

Smart Estates & IoT

Intelligent infrastructure for smarter buildings

Switchshop develops IoT solutions that transform physical estates into data-driven environments, giving facilities teams real-time visibility and control across their entire portfolio.

Smart Building Analytics

Continuous environmental monitoring, occupancy tracking and energy management across campus and multi-site estates.

IoT Sensor Networks

Custom sensor deployments for temperature, humidity, air quality and environmental compliance, with automated alerting.

Estate Intelligence Platform

Unified dashboards giving facilities and IT teams complete visibility across building occupancy patterns and energy usage.

Proprietary Technology

Technology solutions built in-house with our customers front of mind

Switchshop develops proprietary tools that improve infrastructure visibility, automation and operational efficiency, positioning us closer to a technology company than a traditional reseller.

Security

Managed Firewalls - MySSP

Fully managed firewall solutions with 24/7/365 monitoring, threat detection and rapid response, protecting schools, colleges and public sector networks from evolving cyber threats. Delivered on a fully featured next-generation firewall platform with IPS, IDS, antivirus, ransomware protection, SD-WAN and high-performance VPN, all managed by Switchshop's in-house engineering team with no on-premises infrastructure management required from your IT staff.

Compliance

Managed Digital Safeguarding, Logging and AI Prompt Monitoring Services - RepLog

Comprehensive safeguarding for schools, colleges and healthcare environments. Content filtering, monitoring, compliance reporting and real-time AI prompt monitoring, delivered as a fully managed cloud service with no additional hardware required. Powered by Internet Watch Foundation intelligence, built exclusively for Fortinet FortiGate users.

Mobility

Automated BYOD Certificate Onboarding - MySSP Onboard

Seamless bring-your-own-device provisioning for staff, student and guest devices, automated certificate delivery, secure enrolment and network access control without manual IT intervention. Integrates directly with MySSP for end-to-end network visibility and safeguarding across every connected device.

Why Switchshop

The scale of a large integrator. The attention of a specialist.

500+
UK organisations
25+
Years in mid-market and enterprise IT
137
Vendor certifications
24x7x365
Support coverage

Fortinet ETSP, EPSP & Partner Led Delivery

The only partner in the UK recognised across all three Fortinet programmes. We deliver Fortinet solutions as if Fortinet themselves were onsite.

Fortinet Public Sector Partner of the Year

Recognised at the highest level for cybersecurity expertise and delivery excellence across the Fortinet ecosystem.

HPE Aruba Networking Authorised Support Partner

We provide direct vendor-level support for HPE Aruba Networking, not just resale, and hold Partner of the Year awards.

One Partner, Full Lifecycle

Architecture design, deployment, ongoing management and 24x7x365 support. One relationship, complete accountability.

Testimonials

What our customers say

""We have been using Switchshop for over 6 years. They have established themselves not just as a preferred supplier but a trusted technology partner. The team from sales to support have all been friendly, professional and helpful, often going above and beyond.""

Cambridge Regional College
One of the UK's largest FE Colleges

""Always a positive experience Switchshop have been a key supplier for us for over 10 years, from single switches to a full switching and wireless refresh under the DfE Connect the Classroom scheme, along with engineer design/support and wider technology proposals, we have never been disappointed. Particular thanks to Sarah who has serviced our requests throughout this timescale. I have no hesitation in recommending Switchshop, be it purely for supply or as a strategic technology partner.""

Multi-Academy Trust
10+ year partnership

""From Sarah and Niel working with us to… From Sarah and Niel working with us to develop the correct Firewall solution, to San project managing with Matt, Charles and Asad putting everything together and integrating with our existing solutions and finally Dave helping with some cross platform trouble shooting. The whole team and experience has been amazing. Thank you Switchshop!""

Berkhamsted Schools Group
7+ year partnership

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