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Pen-Testing (ITHC) Draw Down Contract for the AI Safety Institute

IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial: "Pen-Testing (ITHC) Draw Down Contract for the AI Safety Institute". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDESNZ & DSIT Group CommercialScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
12.1Bids / Report
31% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 31 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
Last source update21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04bd9b
What is being bought
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (“DSIT” or the “Buyer” or “the Authority”) commissioned a contract with a suitable supplier for Penetration Testing Services through Cyber Security Services 3 / RM3764.3. The project was commissioned by the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), a directorate within the Department of Science and Innovation Technology (DSIT) (the Contracting Authority) through Crown Commercial Services "Cyber Security Services 3 / RM3764.3". AISI sought a partner to consult on an ad hoc basis for pen-testing of up to 20 applications per year following the CHECK standard.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    AISI sought a partner to consult on an ad hoc basis for pen-testing of up to 20 applications per year following the CHECK standard.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Nov 2024, 13:20 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 21 Nov 2024, 00:00 GMT · £150,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Arcanum Information Security Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£150,000 · signed 21 Nov 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 14 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Contracting authority GB-FTS-114034
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  • DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    London, UK
    phil.joslin@dsit.gov.uk

  • Arcanum Information Security Ltd
    supplier

    Caerphilly, Wales, UK

  • High Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    Westminster, London
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleN/A - Procured through Crown Commercial Services "Cyber Security Services 3 / RM3764.3 "