Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of Continuous Vulnerability Management System
Notice Description
The scope of this project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and remediate security vulnerabilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The scope of this project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and remediate security vulnerabilities. A key component of this solution is the identification, prioritisation and reporting of vulnerabilities through scanning and other detection methods, ensuring that potential security risks are identified across the entire university estate.
Options: 1+1
Procurement Information
This was a direct award of SUPC SRLA Framework agreement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060508
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002821-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £495,900 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
- Contact Name
- Anya Simmons
- Contact Email
- anya.simmons@port.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO1 2UP
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- St Thomas
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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