--- title: "Certificate Authority Service Contract (con_32013)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department for Education" published: "2026-08-14" --- # Certificate Authority Service Contract (con_32013) Buyer: Department for Education Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4dd4a62-e077-4b01-b425-8f942844c6ab.json) ## Summary The Department for Education procured a managed public key infrastructure (PKI) service under a one-year licence arrangement. The requirement falls within software supply services and concerns the provision and management of certificate authority services, supporting the department’s certificate and digital trust needs. Delivery covers England’s nine regions: the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The service is categorised as a procurement of services rather than goods or works. The selected supplier is GMO GlobalSign Ltd, a specialist certificate authority and managed PKI provider. This procurement has been awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was complete, with the contract awarded to GMO GlobalSign Ltd on 17 July 2026. The awarded contract value is £81,424 including the stated currency, and the contract runs from 17 July 2026 to 16 July 2027. Bids closed at 5pm on 10 July 2026. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The recorded procurement category is services, with software supply services as the classification. One supplier was awarded the contract. The award is active and covers the full managed PKI service requirement. For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates established public sector demand for managed PKI and certificate authority services within the Department for Education. A credible future competitor would need to provide a managed PKI service as a licence-based software supply arrangement, with the operational capability to support certificate authority requirements across a geographically extensive English delivery footprint. Experience delivering reliable digital trust or certificate-management services would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to operate through a framework call-off route and respond to a selective process. The procurement’s SME suitability indicates that smaller specialist providers may be well placed where they can demonstrate sufficient service capability, resilience and delivery capacity. ## Notice 1 Year Managed PKI Services Contract (licence deal) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af06f6ba-b67e-4e1e-b6ff-64a5e8ed3053 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 17 Jul 2026 - 16 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £81,424 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £81,424 | | 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 | Department for Education | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GMO GlobalSign Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72268000 - Software supply services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2026 at 20:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af06f6ba-b67e-4e1e-b6ff-64a5e8ed3053 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af06f6ba-b67e-4e1e-b6ff-64a5e8ed3053 14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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