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NCC1706 Vulnerability Management System

Northumberland County Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 16:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council procured a vulnerability management system to assess and help protect its network perimeter and cardholder data. The requirement is for a vulnerability management tool, supplied with a certified Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) recognised by the PCI Security Standards Council, and supporting PCI DSS compliance. The specified OUTSCAN PCI system repeatedly scans network perimeters, identifies vulnerabilities, inventories actionable remediation measures and allows rescanning until the compliance criteria are met. This is a technology goods procurement, classified under virus protection software. Delivery is for Northumberland County Council in the North East of England. The council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Morpeth. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 2 September 2026 through a direct award described as an ‘Other - Direct Award’ procedure. The tender submission deadline was 24 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to Computacenter (UK) Limited for £34,852.61 including the stated GBP currency. The awarded contract period runs from 16 September 2026 to 15 September 2029. The award is active and the tender is complete. The published procurement value was also £34,852.61. Evaluation was based on the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender process. The contract covers the single stated requirement for a vulnerability management system and associated PCI-focused scanning capability.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide a vulnerability management platform able to scan network perimeters, identify vulnerabilities, maintain an inventory of actionable remedies and support repeated scanning through to compliance. A key differentiator is the ability to provide an Approved Scanning Vendor certified by the PCI Security Standards Council, together with tooling designed to verify and demonstrate PCI DSS compliance. Suppliers should be able to explain how their service protects the integrity of cardholder data and produces evidence that compliance criteria have been met. The award shows demand from Northumberland County Council for an established PCI-focused vulnerability management service, and indicates that an SME supplier can compete for this scale of council technology requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCC1706 Vulnerability Management System

Notice Description

Contract for a Vulnerability Management system with a certified Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) by the PCI Security Standards Council and offers OUTSCAN PCI - vulnerability management tool designed specifically to verify and prove PCI DSS compliance. OUTSCAN PCI examines network perimeters, identifies vulnerabilities and inventories actionable remedies, and can repeatedly scan until all criteria are met to effectively protect the integrity of cardholder data and verify compliance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-cc42cd85-7353-47cf-9e17-5a63a3cda50a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a863596d-9186-43c6-ad50-9beb269a2170
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct Award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48760000 - Virus protection software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£34,852 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,852 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Computacenter

Further Information

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