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Kent County Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 08:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured services to continue using the SolarWinds platform. The platform is used by Cantium Business Solutions to manage and monitor the organisation’s security posture and infrastructure. The requirement is therefore focused on network management software services, including maintaining access to and operational use of SolarWinds rather than buying general-purpose IT equipment or construction work. Kent County Council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Maidstone. The service supports infrastructure and security monitoring activity carried out for the council through Cantium Business Solutions. Businesses relevant to this requirement are software service providers with practical capability in SolarWinds, network monitoring, infrastructure management and security operations support.

The procurement has been completed and the tender status is complete. It was run as a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown, and comprised one completed lot. Loop1 UK Limited was awarded the services. The award is active and the contract was signed on 11 August 2026. The contract runs from 11 August 2026 to 4 August 2027. Its value is £34,815.53 excluding VAT, or £41,778.64 including VAT. The award covers network management software services for the single lot. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and contract terms, but does not set out an award scoring model or separate evaluation weighting.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for continued SolarWinds capability to support security posture management and infrastructure monitoring within Kent County Council’s operating environment. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work for this buyer would need credible expertise in SolarWinds licensing or service provision, network management software and the monitoring of public-sector infrastructure. They would also need to show that they can maintain continuity of an established platform, provide dependable technical support and understand the relationship between infrastructure visibility and security operations. Relevant experience would include managing or monitoring complex networks, supporting operational users and maintaining service reliability across an organisation’s technology estate. A focused specialist provider, including an SME with sufficient technical capacity, would be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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Notice Description

This procurement is to ensure the continuation of the use of the SolarWinds platform which is used by Cantium Business Solutions to manage and monitor our security posture and infrastructure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebfc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081052-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72511000 - Network management software services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£34,815 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
11 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Loop1 UK Limited

Further Information

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