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title: "Provision of an Identity Governance Tool including implementation and Support Services"
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# Provision of an Identity Governance Tool including implementation and Support Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6bbd7cdb-037b-46d1-99f5-ec0ac53af4e3

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## Summary

The University of Southampton has recently concluded the procurement process for the "Provision of an Identity Governance Tool including implementation and Support Services." This project aims to enhance the University's Digital Strategy by implementing a modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that aligns with its strategic growth plan and improves the security of their systems and data. The procurement, classified under the software package and information systems category (CPV code 48000000) and software programming and consultancy services (CPV code 72200000), was conducted through an open procedure, above threshold. The contract, valued at GBP 4,500,000, was awarded to Solution Performance Group Limited, and spans from 27 March 2025 to 26 March 2034. The tendering phase ended on 1 November 2024.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, cybersecurity, and digital identity management. The project’s demand for a robust and scalable identity governance structure suits companies capable of providing comprehensive IAM solutions, especially those experienced in integrating cloud-based services with complex identity data. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, offering them a chance to showcase their expertise and grow their business through a high-profile partnership with a prestigious academic institution.

## Notice

The primary goal is to implement a modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution aligned with a robust Identity Governance structure to provide a platform that underpins the University's Digital Strategy aims for Organisational Excellence. This will align the identity system with the University's strategic growth plan, especially supporting the international growth agenda and desire to provide a more personalised digital experience for staff and students. We will prepare the identity governance tool for increased complexity and expansion opportunities, whilst also improving the security of our systems and data. The University operates a highly complex digital environment, with a wide range of identity types requiring access to high value digital services. Many of these will have role-based access requirements, providing the right access within these system at the right time. Digital identities, for both staff and student will have to accommodate multiple personas and will need to be both diverse and flexible. An example might be a student who then becomes a researcher or contributor who then moves on to become an employee. How that identity is managed throughout its lifecycle within our organisation has many challenges, and this project presents an aspirational opportunity to move to a single Identity for joiners, movers, leavers, and returners. The university is highly collaborative in its core teaching, research, and enterprise objectives. We need to facilitate efficient and secure access to services for trusted partners and visitors, some of these use cases are complex and highly sensitive. We wish to leverage emerging technologies to provide trusted access with other Institutions and assurance platforms. Elevated access and non-person system identities also need to be created, requested and released with appropriate tracking and management. An appropriate granularity of access control is required to track and optimise our licence provisioning and associated costs for software ranging from large enterprise, high performance research computing through to niche desktop software installations. Increasingly our service provision is distributed across cloud hosted SAAS providers with the associated integration challenges for complex Identity data.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/846d8456-11d1-45da-9f5b-b4fa37b654fc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Mar 2025 - 26 Mar 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOLUTION PERFORMANCE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2025 at 09:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/846d8456-11d1-45da-9f5b-b4fa37b654fc
- 2 Oct 2024 at 15:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3aa819c-b724-4288-94d4-013e97358795

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/846d8456-11d1-45da-9f5b-b4fa37b654fc
  14th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3aa819c-b724-4288-94d4-013e97358795
  2nd October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

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