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Certificate Management Tool

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED

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24 Oct 2026 at 17:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Orbit Group Limited procured a subscription to a certificate management tool. The software is intended to manage certificates for the organisation’s external-facing websites and applications, supporting business continuity and reducing operational risk. The requirement reflects changes to the certificate authority lifecycle, including shorter validity periods for publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificates. The procurement is for software and information systems, delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described service or work packages.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Orbit Group selected Phoenix Software Limited through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 15 September 2026 and runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029. Its value is £30,744.96 excluding VAT, or £36,893.95 including VAT. The contract allows additional purchases while it remains valid, and the parties may vary it by written mutual agreement. The competition covered one lot. The published outcome identifies the supplier and contract value; the source provides no award date or specific evaluation criteria.

For software suppliers, this award shows demand from Orbit Group for a certificate management subscription supporting externally facing websites and applications. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide software that manages certificate lifecycles effectively as SSL/TLS validity periods shorten, helping the organisation maintain continuity and control operational risk. The buyer selected a large software supplier through limited competition, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant capability and a dependable subscription offering suited to an organisation-wide operational need. The procurement concerns a focused software requirement, rather than a broad IT transformation or general cybersecurity services contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Certificate Management Tool

Notice Description

Certificate Management Tool subscription Early renewal of the Certificate Manager contract is required to maintain business continuity and reduce operational risk for external-facing websites and applications. Although the current contract expires by June 30th, 2027. The certificate authority lifecycle has changed, with publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificate validity periods reduced to 200 days from March 2026 and 100 days from March 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100781-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£30,744 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2029 3-4 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
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 2SU
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
Wyken
Westminster Constituency
Coventry East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phoenix Software

Further Information

Notice Documents

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