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title: "Terraform and Vault as Managed Service"
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buyer: "Companies House"
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# Terraform and Vault as Managed Service

Buyer: Companies House  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7d370d2-659a-4e41-b6db-44c288e14c96

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## Summary

Companies House procured managed Terraform and Vault services to automate infrastructure provisioning through code and securely manage access to sensitive information, including credentials and encryption keys. The requirement is classified as licence-management software and sits in the goods category, although delivery is through a managed service. The buying organisation is Companies House, based in Cardiff. Delivery covers England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey and Jersey, so suppliers need to support a geographically distributed UK and Crown Dependencies requirement. The service is relevant to providers of infrastructure-as-code platforms, secrets and encryption-key management, cloud or platform engineering, and managed software licensing. It concerns the provision and operation of Terraform and Vault rather than general IT support or unrelated software supply.

The procurement has been awarded following a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 30 June 2026, and the award was made on 21 July 2026. SOFTCAT PLC was selected for an awarded value of £485,000. The contract period runs from 26 July 2026 to 25 July 2029. The stated estimated value range was £303,960.48 to £485,000, with the award at the upper value. The requirement was treated as a single procurement rather than being divided into lots. Evaluation was conducted through the framework call-off route. The process is complete and the award is active, so this is an outcome rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for managed infrastructure-as-code and secrets-management capability at a substantial service scale. A credible competitor for a future Companies House requirement would need practical expertise in Terraform for repeatable infrastructure provisioning and Vault for controlling credentials, encryption keys and other sensitive data. It would also need to combine software licensing with dependable managed-service delivery across locations in the UK and the Channel Islands. The framework call-off route is central to understanding how this buyer purchases the service, so suppliers should maintain a suitable framework position or partner arrangement. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that focused specialist providers may be relevant competitors alongside larger technology resellers.

## Notice

Provision of Terraform and Vault to automate the provisioning of infrastructure through code, while securely manages and controls access to sensitive data like credentials and encryption keys

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907eb450-41e2-4e08-b4c4-3825ec438192 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £485,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £485,000 |
| 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 | Companies House |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Gabalfa |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| 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), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907eb450-41e2-4e08-b4c4-3825ec438192

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907eb450-41e2-4e08-b4c4-3825ec438192
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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