Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Computacenter (UK) Limited
- Value
- £34,852.61
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Virus protection software package (CPV 48760000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Sep 2026
- Published3 Sep 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Contract for a Vulnerability Management system with a certified Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) by the PCI Security Standards Council and offers OUTSCAN PCI - vulnerability management tool designed specifically to verify and prove PCI DSS compliance. OUTSCAN PCI examines network perimeters, identifies vulnerabilities and inventories actionable remedies, and can repeatedly scan until all criteria are met to effectively protect the integrity of cardholder data and verify compliance.
About the supplier
Computacenter (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01584718).