Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Student Loans Company Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Computacenter (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £167,570
- Procedure
- Catalogue purchase
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Data security software package (CPV 48732000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jul 2025
- Published21 Aug 2026Published 397 days after the contract date
Description
In 2020, SLC selected Cortex XDR as its strategic replacement for onsite antivirus technology. Cortex XDR provides malware detection and response, initiating actions based on configured rulesets. This platform offers a higher level of protection for SLC's estate, which faces more advanced threats, especially with staff working remotely. Additionally, SLC uses Cortex to protect its server estate. The platform is also central to enabling SLC's managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to monitor the estate. This procurement was to renew the 6500 end points required.
About the supplier
Computacenter (UK) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01584718).