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Digital Certificates Annual Licence Renewal

University of Kent

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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29 Jul 2026 at 15:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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29 Jul 2026 at 15:02

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Kent procured digital certification and related support services for its operations in Canterbury and the wider Kent area. The requirement covers one enterprise annual licence for digital certificates, enterprise secure hosting, enterprise user-acceptance-testing hosting, and SmartVerify+ document credits. It also includes printer maintenance and support. This is a services procurement focused on certification services, hosted certificate infrastructure, document verification capacity and associated printer support. The work is for the University of Kent as the buying organisation, with delivery in Kent, United Kingdom. The combined requirement brings together licensing, hosting, document credits and maintenance rather than a standalone supply of hardware or general IT services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold procedure. The contract was awarded to Advanced Secure Technologies Ltd on 28 July 2026 for £56,694 including VAT. The award covers one lot and is classified as services. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. A contract signature was scheduled for 31 August 2026. Evaluation was therefore based on a direct award route rather than a competitive tender, with the selected supplier providing the specified digital certificate licences, hosting, SmartVerify+ document credits, printer maintenance and support. The award is recorded as active, while the overall procurement status is complete.

This procurement shows demand from the University of Kent for a supplier able to provide an integrated digital certification service rather than a single software component. A credible competitor would need capability in enterprise digital certificates, secure hosted environments and user-acceptance-testing hosting, together with document verification services such as SmartVerify+ and associated document credits. The requirement also favours suppliers able to support printer maintenance within the same service arrangement. Relevant experience should cover reliable operation of hosted certificate infrastructure, management of certificate-related services and practical technical support for the university environment. Suppliers offering a joined-up licensing, hosting, verification and maintenance service would be better placed when this recurring requirement next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Certificates Annual Licence Renewal

Notice Description

Digital Certificates Enterprise Annual Licence x 1 Digital Certificates Enterprise Secure Hosting x 1 Digital Certificates Enterprise UAT Hosting x 1 Digital Certificates Enterprise SmartVerify+ (Document Credits) x 1 Printer Maintenance and Support x 1 PS56,694 inc VAT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071815-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79132000 - Certification services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£56,694 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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 Kent
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CANTERBURY
Postcode
CT2 7NZ
Postcode Area
Canterbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ44 East Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Canterbury
Electoral Ward
Blean Forest
Westminster Constituency
Canterbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADVANCED SECURE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

Further Information

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