AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Pensions Regulator published an award notice for a three-year VirusTotal support package, covering a VirusTotal Add-On, a 5,000-unit VirusTotal API and support.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Chronicle Security Ireland Limited, with an award value of £64,737.07 excluding any published allocation by component or lot.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold single tender action for cyber-security and IT support services. The published value indicates a relatively small, specialist software-support procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Chronicle Security Ireland Limited
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-36859968-732c-489c-b1e9-9ca75eddce3f-1 · 64737.07 GBP · Awarded supplier; identity unverified
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The active award names Chronicle Security Ireland Limited as supplier and gives an award value of £64,737.07. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; award record status active
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The process display status is "awarded" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-15T11:04:56+01:00.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029
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The published contract period is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z to 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£64,737.07
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The award value is GBP 64,737.07.
Published minimum value
98% confidence£53,947.56
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The tender minValue is GBP 53,947.56.
Value allocation
95% confidenceNo component or lot-level value allocation published
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No lots are supplied, and the notice provides a single award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
97% confidence15 October 2026
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Published contract start date: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned end date
98% confidence31 October 2029
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Published contract end date: 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceVirusTotal support package
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The notice title is "Virus Total" and describes three-year support.
Included components
98% confidenceOne VirusTotal Add-On, one VirusTotal API - 5,000, and one VirusTotal Support
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These three components are listed in the published description.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The tender classification is CPV 72000000.
Delivery area
93% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom; postcode BN1 6AF also published
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Published delivery addresses include South East, United Kingdom and BN1 6AF.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The published procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceSingle tender action (below threshold)
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The procurementMethodDetails field states "Single tender action (below threshold)".
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or bidder information is included.
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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The tender suitability field records sme: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidenceThree years
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The description states "3-year support"; published dates run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
Contract conclusion
94% confidenceAn active award is published; the source does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed
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The record is an award notice with an active award status, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceSingle-supplier, direct award for a defined cyber-security software support package
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One supplier is named on one active award; the procedure is a single tender action and the description specifies the package components.
Pricing transparency
96% confidenceOnly aggregate minimum and award values are published
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The notice gives £53,947.56 minimum value and £64,737.07 award value, without component pricing or a value basis.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name verification limitation
99% confidenceChronicle Security Ireland Limited is a source-supplied name, not a verified legal identity in this dataset
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The supplier identity status is checked_unmatched and verified company name and number are null.
Award versus signed-contract evidence
95% confidenceThe notice evidences an active award, not an explicitly signed contract
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No signature date, contract identifier or explicit contract-conclusion confirmation is supplied.
Lot and allocation detail
98% confidenceNo lot records, lot titles or individual component values are supplied
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The lots array is empty and only a total award value is published.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceBid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, extension terms and renewal options are unknown
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, Chronicle Security Ireland Limited, has checked_unmatched identity status: the completed verification workflow found no safe company match, so it is unverified in this dataset.
- The notice is an award announcement with active award status; it does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
- No lot structure or allocation of value across the listed VirusTotal components is published.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, detailed pricing, value basis, extensions and renewal options is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Pensions RegulatorVirusTotalChronicle Security Ireland Limitedcyber security procurementIT supportsingle tender actionContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded The Pensions Regulator’s VirusTotal requirement?
The award notice names Chronicle Security Ireland Limited. Its name remains unverified in the supplied supplier-identity data.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £64,737.07.
What does the requirement cover?
It covers a VirusTotal Add-On, a VirusTotal API - 5,000, and VirusTotal Support for three years.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.