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title: "PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES"
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# PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/penetration-testing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf69). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED: "PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-energy-system-operator-limited-gov-pc1425)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business transaction and personal business software package, Communication and multimedia software package, Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cf69`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf69#tl-md)

## Description
As part of the separation from National Grid Group and transformation into NESO under UK Government ownership, NESO are looking to create their own penetration testing framework to ensure that we can provide assurance over the security of our systems and provide a secure service to Great Britain. To achieve this, NESO requires a penetration testing panel of at least three members who can provide in-depth penetration testing services, covering a range of localised testing, such as web-app or infrastructure testing, as well as simulated attack exercises.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48200000, 48400000, 48500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** NESO require a penetration testing service provider that can: 
Provide Infrastructure, Web Application, API and Web Application security testing.
Provide simulated attack exercising services (Purple/Red Teams).
Provide CHECK accredited penetration te...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000974-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-13T09:30:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:31:22.303Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04cf69