Awarded contract

DDaT25584 - Provision of CHECK Penetration Testing

Details

Value
£450,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
System quality assurance assessment and review services
Published
6 October 2026

Tender description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Government Commercial Agency RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 Framework. Brief Description of Requirement ICS Digital team required the provision of Penetration testing services from a CHECK accredited supplier to gain assurance in the security of its IT systems.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 October 2026
  2. Completed: Award published6 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date29 September 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Larger opportunities are advertised as notices on the Find a Tender Service. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money. Supplier diversity targets guide how contracts reach small and medium-sized enterprises across the supply chain.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 72225000 · System quality assurance assessment and review services

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