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IT242 - Advanced Threat Protection

Software-related services
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Birmingham City University: "IT242 - Advanced Threat Protection". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBirmingham City UniversityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Birmingham City University
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Birmingham City University. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KORTEXT LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 11 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
KORTEXT LIMITED1 win£900,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBirmingham City University
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
Last source update1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSoftware-related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ef43
What is being bought
Antivirus/Endpoint Detection Solution
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Birmingham City University has an ongoing need for an Antivirus/Endpoint Detection solution, which protects organisations from cyberattacks by using cloud-based technology and AI to detect, prevent, and respond to threats on endpoints, identities, and workloads.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £3,523,892
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
SOFTCAT PLC
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£3,523,892 · signed 27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Birmingham City University

Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10007140
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  • Birmingham City University
    buyer

    GB-UKPRN: 10007140
    Joseph Priestley Building, Birmingham, UKG31, B47BD
    procurement@bcu.ac.uk

  • Softcat PLC
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02174990
    Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, UKJ13, SL7 1LW

  • The High Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDirect Award via SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement Framework.