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title: "UKRI Vulnerability Scanning Tool Replacement"
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# UKRI Vulnerability Scanning Tool Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-vulnerability-scanning-tool-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-035983). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI Vulnerability Scanning Tool Replacement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,082,400. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,082,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035983`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-vulnerability-scanning-tool-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-035983#tl-md)

## Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) consists of 9 Councils, including 7 research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. 
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of the UKRI research councils, and we are seeking to procure a replacement for the existing vulnerability scanning tool which supports all the desired functionality for vulnerability scanning and is therefore able to discover all security vulnerability flaws within UKRI's websites, applications, network, and cloud infrastructure.  
The estimated total value for up to 3-year ( 1+1+1) contract is £1,082,400.00 excluding VAT.
We are conducting market research with our Shared Services provider, UK SBS, to get feedback on our specification, understand available technological options, trials/sandbox options, and pricing mechanisms. A route to market has not yet been established.
We're holding pre-market supplier engagement session(s) between 24th and 31st August 2022 for an hour per session.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) consists of 9 Councils, including 7 research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. 
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of the UKRI research councils, and we are seeking to procure a replace...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021629-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-05T16:44:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:59:00.989Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035983