Official UK procurement notice
Security Review following a data incident
Authority: UK Biobank Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is required to provide UK Biobank
with independent assurance and clear, prioritised
recommendations following a recent data security
incident.
The engagement is intended to provide confidence
to the UK Biobank Board and senior stakeholders
regarding the effectiveness of current security
controls.
The engagement will culminate in an actionable
report with prioritised recommendations and a
standalone executive summary suitable for Board
level and external stakeholder consumption.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 17 Jun 2026, 10:10 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 13:33 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064712- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b69fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Following the Ministerial announcement in the House of Commons on Thursday 23 April 2026 of a recent data incident, UK Biobank urgently required an independent security review of UK Biobank's systems, databases and the researcher data access architecture, focused on immediate risk reduction and confidence building together with clear, actionable security recommendations including near term implementation within the current architecture.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published17 Jun 2026, 10:10 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jul 2026, 12:18 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2026, 13:33 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEYOND BLUE LIMITEDSME9 Jul 2026 – 18 Jun 2027 | £190,220 | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BEYOND BLUE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £190,220
- Period
- 9 Jul 2026 – 18 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5m and is short term in nature set up with a clear output so KPIs are not required to measure performance
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BEYOND BLUE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender