Official UK procurement notice
Penetration Testing Orchestration Service
Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Portsmouth has appointed a supplier to provide a flexible and independent penetration testing orchestration service to support the University's information security, cyber assurance and risk management objectives across our digital estate. This followed a further competition procedure in the ITS4052SU Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Framework Agreement, Lot 5C - Cyber Assessment Terms and Conditions.
CPV: Security software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract was awarded following further competitionAwarded
The contract was awarded following further competition. The service will provide access to a range of specialist penetration testing capabilities through a draw-down model, enabling the University to commission and prioritise testing activities across its digital estate in response to changing business needs, risk profiles, technology developments and project requirements. The appointed supplier will deliver an end-to-end managed service, including scoping, resource allocation, scheduling, quality assurance, reporting and management information.
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
- 5 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
26-933- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093961- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07810eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract was awarded following a further competition under the ITS4052 SU Software Licence
Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Framework
Agreement, Lot 5C - Cyber Assessment Services
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTI Technology ltd | £66,458 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 093961-2026-1 · MTI Technology ltd
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £66,458
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of PortsmouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MTI Technology LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.