Notice Information
Notice Title
Vulnerability Scanning Tool (September 2025)
Notice Description
The University of Salford Digital IT team is seeking to procure a vulnerability scanning solution to operate over the next three years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05957a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068133-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £69,600 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Sep 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Oct 2025 - 17 Sep 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement-finance@salford.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALFORD
- Postcode
- M5 4WT
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Ordsall
- Westminster Constituency
- Salford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068133-2025
24th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054515-2025
8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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