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Department for Business & Trade
Cyber Security Bench Contract
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £5,000,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 28 Jul 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Department for Business and Trade intends to procure a Cyber Capability Bench Contract to provide specialist cyber expertise to support a range of short and long-term digital, data and technology projects in accordance with GDS standards. The requirement is expected to include Microsoft technology capability and expertise, risk management support for the Information and Risk Assurance Process (IRAP), supply chain risk management, and architectural support. The appointed supplier will also be expected to help identify capability gaps, support the development of in-house capability, ensure knowledge transfer to departmental teams, and create relevant artefacts and system documentation during delivery.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72212730
- 72800000
- 72222300
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 Jul 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 28 July 2026.
Release 071329-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d587
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Tue 4 Aug 2026, 08:13 BST
- Read at
- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 22:11 BST
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