Official UK procurement notice
ITHC, Penetration Testing and Associated Services Contract 2
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract awarded for the provision of IT Health Checks, Penetration Testing and Associated Services. This is one of three contracts awarded by the Authority for these services, under the Crown Commercial Services' RM3764.3 DPS.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services · Software testing
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Call-off from RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing SystemAwarded
Call-off from RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System. The Authority has awarded three contracts, to three CHECK qualified Suppliers for cyber security assurance services.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2024, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 10:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015796- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b008Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
FTS Pipeline Notice: 2024/S 000-034110<br/>Call off from RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
23 Oct 2024 → 17 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Tender period opens23 Oct 2024
- Notice published17 Apr 2025, 10:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2025, 10:24 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Apr 2025, 10:24 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 22 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM INFOSEC LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
| COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITEDSubcontracting: Some services under the contract are likely to be subcontracted to the Supplier's CHECK qualified subcontracting partners. | — | — | Awarded |
| 3B DATA SECURITY LTD | £3,375,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015796-2025-1 · 3B DATA SECURITY LTD
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2025
- Value
- £3,375,000
- Status
- active
Contract 015791-2025-1 · PRISM INFOSEC LTDSME
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 015795-2025-1 · COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16bids | — | — | £3,375,000 – £3,375,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Defra Group CommercialContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- 3B Data Security LtdAwarded supplier
- Commissum AssociatesAwarded supplier
- Prism Infosec LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.