Contract award notice

Cortex XDR Licences

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED named COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED as the supplier in an award dated 20 July 2025.

What the notice records

Buyer: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED
Supplier: COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED
Company number 01584718 (Companies House)
Awarded value: £167,570 (the notice’s own figure, in GBP)
Award date: 20 July 2025
Notice published: 21 August 2026
Category (CPV): Data security software package (48732000)
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.
Source: Contracts Finder — official notice