Official UK procurement notice
Trend Micro Zero Trust Secure Access
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£47,736published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Softcat Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionZero trust (ZT) is an architectural approach and goal for network security that assumes that every transaction, entity, and identity is untrusted until trust is established and maintained over time. ZT strategies contrast with the legacy view that a network is secure unless security systems identify a breach.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £47,7361 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc9 May 2025 – 8 May 2027 | £47,736 | 29 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
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
- 29 Apr 2025, 09:08 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2025, 09:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017473- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0508c8Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2025, 09:08 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender