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Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access

Student Loans Company

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13 Oct 2026 at 13:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Student Loans Company procured Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access, a software and information-systems requirement for network security. The zero-trust approach treats each transaction, user and identity as untrusted until trust is established and maintained, rather than assuming the network is secure unless a breach is detected. The award is for software supplied as goods, with delivery in Scotland. The buying organisation is the Student Loans Company, a central government public authority. This requirement is focused on supplying secure-access software based on zero-trust principles, rather than on general network-security services or a broader technology programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Softcat plc. It used a limited competition below the relevant threshold. The contract was signed on 29 April 2025 and runs from 9 May 2025 to 8 May 2027. Its value is £47,736 excluding VAT (£56,927 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. The published details identify the zero-trust software requirement but do not provide a separate scoring or evaluation formula. The active contract covers the awarded software supply; the award is recorded as active and the contract as active. The dates describe the signed contract period, not a future bid window.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future requirement, the relevant capability is supplying Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access or a demonstrably suitable equivalent, with a clear understanding of zero-trust network security: verifying transactions, entities and identities and maintaining trust over time. A credible competitor would need to deliver and support security software as a product, rather than offer only broad consultancy or general IT services. The selected supplier was Softcat plc, a large supplier, indicating that the requirement was met through an established technology supplier. The single-lot, limited-competition route suggests suppliers should be prepared to compete in a focused, below-threshold procurement rather than assume an open, multi-lot tender. The awarded requirement provides evidence of demand for secure access software within the Student Loans Company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access

Notice Description

Zero trust (ZT) is an architectural approach and goal for network security that assumes that every transaction, entity, and identity is untrusted until trust is established and maintained over time. ZT strategies contrast with the legacy view that a network is secure unless security systems identify a breach.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07868f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096555-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£47,736 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 May 2025 - 8 May 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Student Loans Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

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