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title: "Penetration Testing Services 2026-2030"
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# Penetration Testing Services 2026-2030

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/penetration-testing-services-2026-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-067639). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Penetration Testing Services 2026-2030". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £6,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Using pre-Procurement Act commercial tool
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer-related professional services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/penetration-testing-services-2026-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-067639#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067639`

## 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/penetration-testing-services-2026-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-067639#tl-md)

## Description
This requirement is for new procurement for the provision of Penetration testing for a 4 year call off contract (2+1+1).  The procurement route is Crown Commercial Services' Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Ref RM3764. Penetration testing is required throughout various programmes, systems and services across NHS England and the wider NHS.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72590000

- **Contract Period:** 28/10/2026 to 27/10/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028400-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-27T11:04:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:52:50.744Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067639