Official UK procurement notice
Certificate Management Tool · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£30,745published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCertificate 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2026, 17:42 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2026, 17:42 BST
- Authority reference
GPL0098- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100781- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078facFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Oct 2026, 17:42 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £30,7451 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Software Ltd | £30,745 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Certificate Management Tool · Phoenix Software Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2026
- Value
- £30,745
- Period
- 15 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. This Contract may be amended or varied at any time by mutual agreement in writing.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender