Official UK procurement notice
PenTesting as a Service - Software Platform
Authority: Cantium Business Solutions Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDN698506 – 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 publishedLot #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
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041709Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2023 → 18 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2024- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Dec 2024, 11:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinigate UK Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040740-2024-DN698506-1 · Infinigate UK Limited
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PenTesting as a Service (Software) Platform | 6bids | — | — | £1 – £100,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £100,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Cantium Business Solutions LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Infinigate UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.