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title: "Adversary Simulation (Red / Purple Team Exercises)"
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# Adversary Simulation (Red / Purple Team Exercises)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adversary-simulation-red-purple-team-exercises-ocds-h6vhtk-03b2dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED: "Adversary Simulation (Red / Purple Team Exercises)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-uk-limited-coh-04508773)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 April 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK, US
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b2dd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adversary-simulation-red-purple-team-exercises-ocds-h6vhtk-03b2dd#tl-md)

## Description
National Grid are seeking vendors to perform adversary simulation exercises including red and purple team exercises. The purpose of this tender is to solicit the expertise of experienced security consultants to simulate real-word threat actors and assess the capability of our security teams to prevent, detect and respond to cyber-attacks.
We look forward to reviewing proposals from qualified vendors.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK, US

- **Description:** National Grid is committed to maintaining a high level of security and requires a vendor that can provide a comprehensive and thorough evaluation of our security systems and processes. The successful vendors will have experience in performing red and...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007458-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-14T17:47:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:57:40.862Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b2dd