Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 13 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Continuous Vulnerability Management System

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£495,900published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this

project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability

management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and

remediate security vulnerabilities.

CPV: Programming services of packaged software products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Extensions: 1+1

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Services
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
Authority reference: 24-338
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002821
Classification (CPV): Programming services of packaged software products
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060508 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a direct award of SUPC SRLA Framework agreement

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £495,9001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Academia Ltd	£495,900 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002821-2026-1 · Academia Ltd
Signed
25 Nov 2025
Value
£495,900
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06030986 University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO12UPContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of PortsmouthReview body PortsmouthContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Academia LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Hemel Hempstead, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.