Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender - Red Team-Ethical-Hacking-services
Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£56,289published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2026
Awarded to CovertSwarm
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Suffolk Council is seeking quotations for the provision of Red Team Ethical Hacking services
Further details can be found in the "My Tenders" area of this website, by selecting the "View Details" button for this project.
The deadline for quotation submissions is non Monday 7th September 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.
The deadline for clarification questions is Thursday 3rd September which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
72810000 Computer audit 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
- 22 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
- Authority reference
WSC/20893/2026- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077754
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £56,2891 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CovertSwarmRed Team-Ethical-Hacking-services1 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Further year of the same annual services | £56,289 | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 11:52 BSTUK6
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CovertSwarmAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender