Vault Sentinel - Proof of Concept, Minimum Viable Organisation

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£24,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Nov 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Vault Sentinel Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Vault Sentinel is helping Defra define and test a Minimum Viable Organisation approach, identifying critical services, infrastructure dependencies and recovery sequencing following a destructive cyber incident.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72222300 Information technology services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £24,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Vault Sentinel LimitedSME	£24,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Vault Sentinel - Proof of Concept, Minimum Viable Organisation · Vault Sentinel LimitedSME
Signed
3 Nov 2026
Value
£24,000
Period
23 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027
Status
active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Nov 2026, 09:52 GMT
Last source update: 11 Nov 2026, 09:52 GMT
Authority reference: C36098
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-106955
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b92e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
11 Nov 2026, 09:52 GMT
UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Vault Sentinel LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12603416 10 Heol Y Coed, Abergele, Conwy, Wales, LL227UNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2026, 09:52 GMT