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Published 9 Nov 2023, 11:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PenTesting as a Service - Software Platform

Official notice

Authority: Cantium Business Solutions Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023awarded 18 Dec 2023
Awarded to Infinigate UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DN698506 – PenTesting as a Service (Software) Platform

Cantium Business Solutions (Cantium) is a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo), whose ultimate parent company is Kent County Council (KCC). Cantium provides ICT Managed Services to its customers across the UK within the Education, Local Authority, Health, and the Private sector. As a LATCo, we are proud of our Public Sector heritage, which has given us a foundation in business delivery and infrastructure insight. This uniquely enables us to drive innovation and progressive practices to deliver the best value for our clients.

Cantium is looking to partner as a PTaaS (PenTest as a Service) reseller and license provider for PTaaS products for Cantium and for resale to its customers.

Any contractual offer made will be against a zero-value agreement as any sales will be based on best value for ourselves and for our customers.

This Agreement is for a 36 months term based on an initial fixed 12 month period, after which a 3 months break clause may be applied to the balance of the term by the buyer. The contract will expire in its entirety after the 36 months unless the break clause is applied earlier, or it is extended.

The buyer has the right to request up to two separate 12-month extensions to this contract, providing the supplier with a minimum notice of 30 days prior to the contract end date. Therefore, the maximum possible contract length will be 60 months.

Further background and technical information can be found within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PenTesting as a Service (Software) PlatformAwardedRenewal

PenTesting as a Service (Software) Platform

Cantium is looking to partner as a PTaaS (PenTest as a Service) reseller and license provider for PTaaS products for use by Cantium and for resale to its customers

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Any agreement would be for a 36 months term based on an initial fixed 12 month period, after which a 3 months break clause may be applied to the balance of the term by the buyer. The contract will expire in its entirety after the 36 months unless the break clause is applied earlier, or it is extended. The buyer has the right to request up to two separate 12-month extensions to this contract, providing the supplier with a minimum notice of 30 days prior to the contract end date. Therefore, the maximum possible contract length will be 60 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Mandatory (Non-Technical) Requirements: 10%
  • Technical Specification: 35%
  • General Requirements: 15%
  • Value-Added Services: 15%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Mandatory (Non-Technical) Requirements: 10
  • Technical Specification: 35
  • General Requirements: 15
  • Value-Added Services: 15
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Nov 2023, 11:49 GMT
Last source update
18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN698506
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040740
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041709 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2023 → 18 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Infinigate UK Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
PenTesting as a Service (Software) Platform6bids——£1 – £100,000,000
Whole notice———£1 – £100,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cantium Business Solutions Ltd

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawICT Managed Services West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cantium Business Solutions LimitedReview body West Malling

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.