Digital Certificates Annual Licence Renewal

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£56,694published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Advanced Secure Technologies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Certificates Enterprise Annual Licence x 1

Digital Certificates Enterprise Secure Hosting x 1

Digital Certificates Enterprise UAT Hosting x 1

Digital Certificates Enterprise SmartVerify+ (Document Credits) x 1

Printer Maintenance and Support x 1

£56,694 inc VAT

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79132000 Certification services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jul 2026, 15:02 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2026, 15:11 BST
Authority reference: 26-040
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-071815
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d6b8 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
29 Jul 2026, 15:02 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
29 Jul 2026, 15:11 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £56,6941 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Advanced Secure Technologies LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027	£56,694 inc. VAT	28 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ADVANCED SECURE TECHNOLOGIES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03067165GB-PPON: PCXT-2774-WVMQ Eastern Business Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF3 5EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Jul 2026, 15:11 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Jul 2026, 15:02 BST