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Published 5 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

002688 Cyber Security Testing Services

Official notice

Authority: British Library Board (Central government)

Below threshold - unknown
Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Oct 2025
Awarded to COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Library seeks a managed security services provider (MSSP) to provide penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, security assessments to provide independent, accredited assurance and support of our services.

The British Library conducts a range of regular internal security activities to detect and remediate common vulnerabilities and weaknesses in products and looks to assure this work with independent assessments of solutions aligned to best practice, security baselines and accredited ethical hacking standards.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - unknown
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT
Last source update
5 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT
Authority reference
002688
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071243
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dae4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    5 Nov 2025, 12:49 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED£100,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cyber Security Testing Services · COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £100,000
    Period
    3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 optional 12 month extension periods

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Library Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCXZ-9362-XQJM 96 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC229945GB-PPON: PYQX-2814-NBJR 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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