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Procurement of Continuous Vulnerability Management System

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 06:49.

Opportunity overview

The scope of this project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and remediate security vulnerabilities.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Academia Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£495.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Nov 2025
Award ID
002821-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04771037
Location
Hemel Hempstead, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72210000 — Programming services of packaged software products

Lots

  • The scope of this project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and remediate security vulnerabilities. A key component of this solution is the identification, prioritisation and reporting of vulnerabilities through scanning and other detection methods, ensuring that potential security risks are identified across the entire university estate.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
24-338
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This was a direct award of SUPC SRLA Framework agreement

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72210000
Description
Programming services of packaged software products

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The scope of this project encompasses the design and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise grade vulnerability management solution that enhances the University's ability to identify assets, identify, prioritise and remediate security vulnerabilities. A key component of this solution is the identification, prioritisation and reporting of vulnerabilities through scanning and other detection methods, ensuring that potential security risks are identified across the entire university estate.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Options

Description
1+1

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Id
GB-COH-06030986

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Id
06030986
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
University House
Locality
Portsmouth
Region
UKJ31
Postal Code
PO12UP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Anya Simmons

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Academia Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04771037

Identifier

Legal Name
Academia Ltd
Id
04771037
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
University of Portsmouth
Id
GB-FTS-171317

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Portsmouth

Address

Street Address
Mercantile House
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO1 2UP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
002821-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04771037
Name
Academia Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002821-2026-1
Award ID
002821-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
25 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
495,900
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO12UP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 002821-2026award, contract ·