AwardedAwarded 24 September 2026

Qualys Vulnerability Management Solution (SaaS)

Aster Group Limited · Public body

In brief

Aster Group Limited awarded IT and software work to Ultima Business Solutions Ltd. on 24 September 2026.

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What the notice says

Aster is required to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus certification and supports elements of the refreshed Cyber Security sub strategy. Delivering this depends on a solution capable of identifying Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures across the technical estate and remediating them through automated patching, replacing the manual process presently applied across an estate of more than 200 servers & approx 1500 laptops.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Ultima Business Solutions Ltd.£138,182
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 100835-2026

About the buyer

Aster Group LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

83

Awards

62

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From notice 100835-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 26 October 2026.