Official UK procurement notice
Identity Access & Management Project
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
We are undergoing a pre-market engagement exercise with suppliers that can fulfil a specific specialised requirement for Identity Access Management to control access to our resources like apps, files, and data. It verifies identities, grants permissions, and protects data from cyberattacks.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are undergoing a pre-market engagement exercise with suppliers that can fulfil a specific specialised requirement for Identity Access Management to control access to our resources like apps, files, and data. It verifies identities, grants permissions, and protects data from cyberattacks.
We are exploring options with the market to ascertain the best suite of products and phases. It is planned to complete the purchase through an existing framework, DPS or dynamic market. In the interest of transparency we have published this notice to obtain feedback to help us finalise our next stage.
Interested parties are requested to register to obtain further details about the project and to provide some market information.
This procurement may be split into small lots depending on market feedback to encourage SME participation.
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CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot ILS/IAMPlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014835- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501ffFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
- Latest notice published14 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
- Market engagement31 May 2025, 00:59 BST
There is a questionnaire for suppliers to advise about the products and services that they provide in the area of Identity access Management which will be used to finalise the procurement strategy.
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2025, 10:05 BSTUK2
- Published value updated14 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender