Provision of Safety and Security Platform

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£189,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CriticalArc Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Implementation of a safety and security platform to support emergency communications, lone worker protection, incident management and staff/student wellbeing.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST
Authority reference: UOS-44151-2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-073702
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06db40 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a call off from G-Cloud 14

Publisher note: (SC Ref:839224)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £189,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CriticalArc LimitedSME	£189,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 073702-2026-UOS-44151-2026-1 · CriticalArc LimitedSME
Signed
4 Aug 2026
Value
£189,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CriticalArc LimitedAwarded supplier 26 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, South East, ME19 4AE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.