# Service Plan HSM

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Softcat PLC](/contract-winners/softcat/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £61,129
- Tender value: £61,129
- Award date: 17 July 2025
- Published: 29 July 2025
- Contract start: 20 July 2025
- Contract end: 19 July 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 32944694-1d27-40de-9e25-289ab0c8d7a4-856520
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5089ce3-0bc1-4931-8b61-440777c0c842

## Description

HSMaaS, to operate through a cloud-based delivery model for using Hardware Security Modules \(HSMs\)- designed to securely generate, store, and manage cryptographic keys and perform encryption operations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32944694-1d27-40de-9e25-289ab0c8d7a4-856520)