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title: "Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07868f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Student Loans Company"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access

Buyer: Student Loans Company  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07868f

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## Summary

The Student Loans Company procured Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access, a software and information-systems requirement for network security. The zero-trust approach treats each transaction, user and identity as untrusted until trust is established and maintained, rather than assuming the network is secure unless a breach is detected. The award is for software supplied as goods, with delivery in Scotland. The buying organisation is the Student Loans Company, a central government public authority. This requirement is focused on supplying secure-access software based on zero-trust principles, rather than on general network-security services or a broader technology programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Softcat plc. It used a limited competition below the relevant threshold. The contract was signed on 29 April 2025 and runs from 9 May 2025 to 8 May 2027. Its value is £47,736 excluding VAT (£56,927 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. The published details identify the zero-trust software requirement but do not provide a separate scoring or evaluation formula. The active contract covers the awarded software supply; the award is recorded as active and the contract as active. The dates describe the signed contract period, not a future bid window.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future requirement, the relevant capability is supplying Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access or a demonstrably suitable equivalent, with a clear understanding of zero-trust network security: verifying transactions, entities and identities and maintaining trust over time. A credible competitor would need to deliver and support security software as a product, rather than offer only broad consultancy or general IT services. The selected supplier was Softcat plc, a large supplier, indicating that the requirement was met through an established technology supplier. The single-lot, limited-competition route suggests suppliers should be prepared to compete in a focused, below-threshold procurement rather than assume an open, multi-lot tender. The awarded requirement provides evidence of demand for secure access software within the Student Loans Company.

## Notice

Zero trust (ZT) is an architectural approach and goal for network security that assumes that every transaction, entity, and identity is untrusted until trust is established and maintained over time. ZT strategies contrast with the legacy view that a network is secure unless security systems identify a breach.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096555-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 May 2025 - 8 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,736 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Student Loans Company |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode area | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 1RW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Red Hall & Lingfield |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 13:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096555-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096555-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://Softcat.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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