Official UK procurement notice
Vulnerability Scanning Tool (September 2025)
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£55,000≈ £18k / year · £55,000 inc. VAT26.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025awarded 16 Sept 2025
Awarded to Softcat Plc
Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Sept 2028 · starts 29 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Salford Digital IT team is seeking to procure a vulnerability scanning solution to operate over the next three years.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£55,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria will be based on Quality Price Sustainability
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 8 Sept 2025, 09:50 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 11:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054515- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05957aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission Details
Please send quotations and correspondence to:
Adam Clayton
Head of Information Security
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 24 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 09:50 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published367 days ago24 Oct 2025, 11:37 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 09:50 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Oct 2025, 11:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2025, 11:37 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £69,6001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc24 Oct 2025 – 17 Sept 2028 | £69,600 inc. VAT | 16 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender