---
title: "Specops Licences"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ef"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The National Archives"
published: "2026-08-19"
---

# Specops Licences

Buyer: The National Archives  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ef

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## Summary

The National Archives bought Specops Password Policy licences, a software and information-systems product used to apply and manage password policy requirements. The requirement sits within the goods category and covers delivery across London and the South East of England. The buying organisation is The National Archives, a central government public authority based in Kew, Richmond. The named requirement is focused on Specops licensing rather than a broader information-technology service, so it is most relevant to software publishers, authorised resellers and suppliers able to provide password-policy products for public-sector use. The procurement involved one requirement, awarded to a single supplier for the National Archives’ operational needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was completed, with the contract awarded to OUTPOST24 UK LIMITED. The contract was signed on 17 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its value is £20,480 excluding VAT, or £24,576 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome records the purchase as goods, evaluated through the limited-competition route. This is an awarded procurement rather than an opportunity to submit a bid, but its outcome identifies the buyer, purchasing route, incumbent supplier and contract term for market intelligence.

This procurement is useful evidence for suppliers targeting The National Archives’ requirements for password-policy software. A credible competitor would need a product that provides Specops-level password-policy licensing and can support information-systems users across the buyer’s operations. Relevant businesses include software vendors, authorised distributors, licensing specialists and managed technology providers with the right commercial relationship to supply the product. Suppliers should be able to explain licensing models clearly, provide dependable software supply and support implementation or administration where required. The award to an SME shows that a smaller specialist supplier can satisfy this type of central-government requirement through a focused limited competition, without the scale of a major works or transformation programme.

## Notice

Specops Password Policy Licences

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079149-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,480 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The National Archives |
| Locality | RICHMOND |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OUTPOST24 UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079149-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079149-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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