Contract Name Vormetric Data Encryption - Cipher Trust

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Description

Currently SLC have an agreement to support and service their existing Data Encryption hardware manufactured by the company Thales. This includes a 24/7 on call agreement to provide technical support and in addition to provide any required spare parts for the Hardware if required. The primary reason for this tender for a replacement to the current operating system was the information provided to SLC by the current supplier Thales informing them the current hardware being used was becoming "end of life" meaning spares could no longer be obtained and as such could no longer be supported to be serviced. If the hardware was not "end of life" the requirements of this tender would be for a renewal of licences and hardware service and support, as per the previous tender, as the view from SLC Security personnel was the hardware was suitable for purpose. SLC undertook market research in order to ascertain the most appropriate replacement for the current hardware being used. Three options were looked at from a technical and commercial aspect: • Hardware • Virtual • Cloud After review, the Cloud option was identified as the preferred option from a technical perspective…

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Official publications

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  Published: 4 July 2025
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