Official UK procurement notice
Data Protection and Phishing Solution
Authority: GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED (Central government)
Genomics England is contracting for services to deliver data protection and phishing training as well as applicable support including email reminders. This Contract Award Notice confirms the award of the contract to Bytes for the provision of data protection and phishing training, as well as applicable support including email reminders, via MetaCompliance. The initial contract will run from January 2025 to January 2026, with an option to extend by 24 months.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGenomics England is contracting for services to deliver data protection and phishing training as well as applicable support including email reminders.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Contract Award Notice confirms the award of the contract to Bytes for the…Awarded
This Contract Award Notice confirms the award of the contract to Bytes for the provision of data protection and phishing training, as well as applicable support including email reminders, via MetaCompliance.
The supplier will also facilitate the training for the few thousand external researchers accessing the National Genomic Research Library (NGRL).
This contract was awarded via framework reference Y23065 (Software Products and Associated Services). The initial contract will run from January 2025 to January 2026, with an option to extend by 24 months.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 21 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Authority reference
GEL-TR-25039- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010778- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f79aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
As the total value of the services is £75,705 this is a below-threshold procurement and not within the scope of the regulation. No prior publication was therefore required. The contract was awarded under a compliant framework (ref Y23065, Software Products and Associated Services).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bytes Software Services Ltd | £75,705 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Data Protection and Phishing Solution · Bytes Software Services Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2025
- Value
- £75,705
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- His Majesty's High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bytes Software ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.