Security software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48730000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 29% (38 notices)
  • Other public bodies 25% (32 notices)
  • Local authorities 18% (24 notices)
  • Education & universities 14% (18 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 5% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 9% (12 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government610
JiscOther public bodies412
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustCentral government430
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedOther public bodies310
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITEDOther public bodies310
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMEducation & universities300
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCentral government200
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustNHS & health200
Essex County CouncilLocal authorities210
Gloucestershire County CouncilLocal authorities200

102 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 77 of 134 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London15 · 19%
South East England12 · 16%
South West England10 · 13%
Scotland9 · 12%
Northern Ireland7 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber7 · 9%
East of England7 · 9%
West Midlands6 · 8%
North West England6 · 8%
North East England6 · 8%
East Midlands5 · 6%
Wales (Cymru)4 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 76% (102 notices)
  • Framework 22% (30 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 34% (45 notices)
  • Open 31% (41 notices)
  • Selective 21% (28 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 14% (19 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 83% (30 notices)
  • Below threshold 17% (6 notices)
Typical tender window27 daysrobust · n=28median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (59) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Contract value, net
p25 £119,457median £297,014p75 £1,712,855
interquartile range of 19 awards · p90 £24,967,464
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=8middle half 3–6
Competed76%robust · n=59open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs14%robust · n=37of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs36%robust · n=14single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally27%robust · n=11winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned0%robust · n=59cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot10robust · n=517 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 93 awards to 66 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 32% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 32 of 134 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement11 notices · 34% · 1 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management9 notices · 28% · 2 open
MultiQuote Sourcing Portal4 notices · 13% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution3 notices · 9% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract3 notices · 9%
myTenders1 notices · 3%

Open tenders in security software package

5 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Nova Education Trust Tender for the provision of IT Security and Internet Filtering PlatformNova Trust28 Sept 20268d£500,000
SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations CentreJisc29 Sept 20269d£9,250,000
LEG T206 Barracuda MSP ServiceLuminate Education Group1 Oct 202611d£140,000
Network Services 4Framework11 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency2 Oct 202612d£8,000,000,000 ceiling
Digital Preservation Systems DPSDPSJisc19 Feb 2029883d£10,000,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 4873. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 4873. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.