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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

3078/HP Penetration Testing Partner

IT ServicesCPV 72254100
Value£42k
Awarded10 Nov 2021
Published9 May 2022
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

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£42ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

The University identified a requirement to appoint a Penetration Testing Partner, on behalf of the Department of IT Services, to provide security assessments across a diverse range of systems and services.

A mini-competition was conducted under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Cyber Security Services 3 DPS.

Only suppliers who are a member of this DPS, and were successfully filtered, were eligible to access and bid on this tender.

The contract has an initial 1 year term, but can be extended by a further two years in 1 year increments.

No expressions of interest are required, nor can be processed.

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The University identified a requirement to appoint

The University identified a requirement to appoint a Penetration Testing Partner, on behalf of the Department of IT Services, to provide security assessments across a diverse range of systems and services.

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