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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pen-testing-ithc-draw-down-contract-for-the-ai-safety-institute-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd9b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/desnz-dsit-group-commercial-GB-FTS-114034)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £150,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04bd9b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pen-testing-ithc-draw-down-contract-for-the-ai-safety-institute-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd9b#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 037656-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Arcanum Information Security Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-130952`
  - Value: £150,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 037656-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037656-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-21T13:20:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:57:10.699Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04bd9b