Award GB CF

GB-Newcastle upon Tyne: T24/0083 - Cisco DUO MFA Subscription, 20/12/25 - 19/12/27

Northumbria University

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Northumbria University
Supplier: Softcat PLC

named in the award notice
Value: £314K

net · GBP
Awarded: 27 Nov 2025

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: North East, England
First published: 7 Jan 2026

last seen 7 Jan 2026

What the buyer published

The University is seeking a reseller to provide a subscription renewal for Cisco Duo MFA Application for the period of 20/12/25 - 19/12/27 for both staff and students. This was competed under a further competition via the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium - Software License Reseller Agreement (ITS4042SU) Lot 4: Other.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this Identity and access

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Identity and access Control over who can get into which systems, such as MFA and privileged access.

Bought on its own, as a separate contract The cyber work is a separate contract.