---
title: "Certificate Management Tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fac"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078fac.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ORBIT GROUP LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-24"
---

# Certificate Management Tool

Buyer: ORBIT GROUP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fac

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## Summary

Orbit Group Limited procured a subscription to a certificate management tool. The software is intended to manage certificates for the organisation’s external-facing websites and applications, supporting business continuity and reducing operational risk. The requirement reflects changes to the certificate authority lifecycle, including shorter validity periods for publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificates. The procurement is for software and information systems, delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described service or work packages.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Orbit Group selected Phoenix Software Limited through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 15 September 2026 and runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029. Its value is £30,744.96 excluding VAT, or £36,893.95 including VAT. The contract allows additional purchases while it remains valid, and the parties may vary it by written mutual agreement. The competition covered one lot. The published outcome identifies the supplier and contract value; the source provides no award date or specific evaluation criteria.

For software suppliers, this award shows demand from Orbit Group for a certificate management subscription supporting externally facing websites and applications. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide software that manages certificate lifecycles effectively as SSL/TLS validity periods shorten, helping the organisation maintain continuity and control operational risk. The buyer selected a large software supplier through limited competition, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant capability and a dependable subscription offering suited to an organisation-wide operational need. The procurement concerns a focused software requirement, rather than a broad IT transformation or general cybersecurity services contract.

## Notice

Certificate Management Tool subscription Early renewal of the Certificate Manager contract is required to maintain business continuity and reduce operational risk for external-facing websites and applications. Although the current contract expires by June 30th, 2027. The certificate authority lifecycle has changed, with publicly trusted SSL/TLS certificate validity periods reduced to 200 days from March 2026 and 100 days from March 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100781-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,744 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORBIT GROUP LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 2SU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Wyken |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2026 at 17:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100781-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100781-2026
  24th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.phoenixs.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.orbit.org.uk

## Provenance

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