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Cortex XDR Licences

Awarded United Kingdom Software & IT systems

Buyer Student loans company limited

€195,474 awarded value

Key facts

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decided 7 days after the deadline
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Awarded to

Computacenter (UK) limited

Awarded value
€195,474
Record with this buyer
6 contracts from this buyer in the register, €2.7M in total

Summary

Machine-generated summary

The Student Loans Company Limited awarded a contract for Cortex XDR licences to Computacenter (UK) Limited. In 2020, SLC selected Cortex XDR as its strategic replacement for onsite antivirus technology. The platform provides malware detection and response, initiating actions based on configured rulesets, and offers a higher level of protection for SLC's estate, including staff working remotely. SLC also uses Cortex to protect its server estate and to enable its managed Security Operations Centre service to monitor the estate. This procurement renewed the 6500 end points required. The awarded value was EUR 195,473.90, the same as the estimated value of EUR 195,473.90, within 1%. The contract was awarded on 2025-07-20.

Timing

  1. Deadline
  2. Awarded decided in 7 days
  3. Published

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.

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Source: Contracts Finder (UK Cabinet Office)

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Market

Software & IT systems in United Kingdom

this buyer's median award in this sector
€247,577
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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 9 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This award
€195,474
Median award
€247,577
Middle half of past awards
€73,141 to €456,333

The award sits inside the usual range.

Most recent awards

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

Market context

open now in Software & IT systems
1,862
median open notice
€320,000

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Software & IT systems

different companies won awards here
641
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
15%
buyers awarded contracts here
452

Based on 1,343 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

The buyer in figures

Student loans company limited

notices in the register
23
awards
22
awarded in total
€30.6M

Who wins its contracts

Moderately concentrated
different companies won its awards
16
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
41%
of its calls state an estimated value
100%

Based on 22 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

Student loans company limited

United Kingdom

Awards most often to

  1. Computacenter (UK) limited 6 awards €2.7M
  2. Softcat PLC 2 awards €5.7M
  3. Bytes software services limited 1 award €15.9M

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