Official UK procurement notice
Cyber Security Assessment and Cyber Enhancement Services
Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) requirement for Cyber Security Assessment and Cyber Enhancement services is being fulfilled by Pen Test Partners LLP. Cyber Security Assessment and Enhancement services are crucial for proactively identifying vulnerabilities, mitigating increasingly sophisticated AI driven threats, and strengthening organisational resilience.
This is a call off Contract award under Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14
Initial term: 12 months, with one optional 12 month extension as permitted under G Cloud 14 (Lot 3). Total potential duration: up to 24 months.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 13:05 BST
- Authority reference
FRC2025-077- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034186- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682f8Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:05 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Test Partners LLP | £156,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Pen Test Partners LLP
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £156,300
- Period
- 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The call off contract can be extended by the buyer for one period of up to 12 months.
- Options
- Further purchases of the same nature.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEN TEST PARTNERS LLPAwarded 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