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planned
Official procurement procedure
Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team
Investigation and security services
UK
Published value
£200,000
Submission deadline 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: UK Space Agency: "Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team". Published status: planned. Published value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | UK Space Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £200,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UK Space Agency
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for UK Space Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
The Guide Association ('Girlguiding')Top vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 40 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| The Guide Association ('Girlguiding') | 1 win | £34,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Space Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST | Last source update26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationInvestigation and security services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a180 | ||
What is being bought
UKSA is seeking a supplier to provide physical penetration testing for a number of companies working in the space industry, in order to;
• Support companies with understanding their existing security and resilience to physical attack.
• Inform corrections and upgrades to physical security by identifying vulnerabilities and providing recommendations for improvement.
• There is a likely to be the requirement to work with multiple (up to 4) companies at the same time in order to complete the work packages below within the timescale of the contract.
Full details will be available in the forthcoming specification.
How To Apply
***In order to participate in the Procurement and be considered for the opportunity to submit an initial Tender, Bidders must submit this Selection Questionnaire a signed copy of annex 1 - Non Disclosure Agreement and any other information as required***
Please read instructions in the submission section.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST - Published value updated to £200,000
24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST - Status changed to planned
24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST - Official notice release published
24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST - Submission deadline changed to 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished value£200,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST - Procedure published
26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST - Submission deadline
3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
UK Space Agency
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRTY-4245-MTJYDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |