Official UK procurement notice
Qualys Vulnerability Management Solution (SaaS)
Authority: Aster Group Limited
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£138,182published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Sept 2026
Awarded to Ultima Business Solutions Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAster 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fcaFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published26 Oct 2026, 09:42 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £138,1821 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ULTIMA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender