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title: "Quotes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ebfc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kent County Council"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# Quotes

Buyer: Kent County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebfc

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## Summary

Kent County Council procured services to continue using the SolarWinds platform. The platform is used by Cantium Business Solutions to manage and monitor the organisation’s security posture and infrastructure. The requirement is therefore focused on network management software services, including maintaining access to and operational use of SolarWinds rather than buying general-purpose IT equipment or construction work. Kent County Council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Maidstone. The service supports infrastructure and security monitoring activity carried out for the council through Cantium Business Solutions. Businesses relevant to this requirement are software service providers with practical capability in SolarWinds, network monitoring, infrastructure management and security operations support.

The procurement has been completed and the tender status is complete. It was run as a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown, and comprised one completed lot. Loop1 UK Limited was awarded the services. The award is active and the contract was signed on 11 August 2026. The contract runs from 11 August 2026 to 4 August 2027. Its value is £34,815.53 excluding VAT, or £41,778.64 including VAT. The award covers network management software services for the single lot. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and contract terms, but does not set out an award scoring model or separate evaluation weighting.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for continued SolarWinds capability to support security posture management and infrastructure monitoring within Kent County Council’s operating environment. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work for this buyer would need credible expertise in SolarWinds licensing or service provision, network management software and the monitoring of public-sector infrastructure. They would also need to show that they can maintain continuity of an established platform, provide dependable technical support and understand the relationship between infrastructure visibility and security operations. Relevant experience would include managing or monitoring complex networks, supporting operational users and maintaining service reliability across an organisation’s technology estate. A focused specialist provider, including an SME with sufficient technical capacity, would be well placed.

## Notice

This procurement is to ensure the continuation of the use of the SolarWinds platform which is used by Cantium Business Solutions to manage and monitor our security posture and infrastructure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081052-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 11 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,815 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent County Council |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Loop1 UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72511000 - Network management software services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 08:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081052-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081052-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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