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Published 23 Jan 2026, 16:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Splunk · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£36,889published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Somerford Associates Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of Kent's existing Splunk software licence with Somerford. Somerford already provide support and led on design and implementation of our Splunk Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) service and can provide extra support and other benefits offered due to their position as an "Elite Splunk Professional Services Partner". Somerford's higher level of partnership gives them (and therefore Kent) access to other services such as free system health checks, free training sessions and access to a free service desk of experienced Splunk engineers. The free training has been used by several members of staff, and the healthcheck sessions have also proved very valuable at no additional cost to Kent. Kents Splunk software licence expires in Feb, and renewal is needed to continue the critical security and monitoring service it provides. £29684.44 Excl VAT

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
23 Jan 2026, 16:28 GMT
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 16:37 GMT
Authority reference
26-003
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006361
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060db9 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 16:28 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 16:37 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £36,8891 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Somerford Associates Limited18 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2027£36,889 inc. VAT21 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOMERFORD ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04250112GB-PPON: PHXB-9925-VDZR Park House, Swindon, South West, SN1 5EDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender