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Published 26 Oct 2026, 09:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Qualys Vulnerability Management Solution (SaaS)

Official notice

Authority: Aster Group Limited

Below threshold - limited competition
Awarded value£138,182published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Sept 2026
Awarded to Ultima Business Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aster is required to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus certification and supports elements of the refreshed Cyber Security sub strategy. Delivering this depends on a solution capable of identifying Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures across the technical estate and remediating them through automated patching, replacing the manual process presently applied across an estate of more than 200 servers & approx 1500 laptops.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
26 Oct 2026, 09:42 GMT
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 09:42 GMT
Authority reference
Qualys Vulnerability Management Solution (SaaS)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100835
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fca Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 09:42 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £138,1821 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ultima Business Solutions Ltd£138,182 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Project Name: Qualys Vulnerability Management Solution (SaaS) · Ultima Business Solutions Ltd

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £138,182
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTER GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP29573R · GB-PPON: PRNW-9755-MGMY Sarson Court, Devizes, South West, SN10 2AZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ULTIMA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02521249GB-PPON: PHLP-4331-RRXJ Gainsborough House, Reading, South East, RG2 0NAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender