Official UK procurement notice
BCH Joint DFU Pen Test 2026
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£16,073published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2026
Awarded to Chess CyberSecurity
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiona Pen test conducted by CyberLab comprising of 4 pen tests of the ERSOU, BEDS and CAMBS DFU's, as well as HERTS forensic imaging unit.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
72820000 Computer testing services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
C20709- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090905- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a52Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £16,0731 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess CyberSecurity | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
BCH Joint DFU Pen Test 2026 · Chess CyberSecurity
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £16,073 inc. VAT
- Period
- 9 Nov 2026 — 13 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published25 Sept 2026, 11:24 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for CambridgeshireContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for HertfordshireContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CyberLab Security LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender