RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ

DDaT25110 - Analysis - ICS - Provision of Annual Pen Test on CBAS Platform

IT ServicesCPV 72000000 72200000 72250000
Value£85k
Awarded29 Jun 2025
Published29 Jul 2025
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£85ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the IT Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) had a requirement for the provision of Penetration testing.

This procurement is being concluded under the G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14) Framework.

A variation 001 has been conducted for this call-off contract.

The new call-off contract value shall now not exceed £85,000.00 excluding VAT.

The end date of this call-off contract is now Saturday 26th June 2027.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The new call-off contract value shall now

The new call-off contract value shall now not exceed £85,000.00 excluding VAT.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

3 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Crown Commercial Service frameworkFrameworks & routes to market
This procurement is being concluded under the G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14) Framework.
G-Cloud / Digital MarketplaceFrameworks & routes to market
This procurement is being concluded under the G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14) Framework.
Net zero commitmentPolicies & commitments
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) had a requirement for the provision of Penetration testing.

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Source & provenance
OCID
d7614867-f66d-4fd9-911e-49c18cae809b
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
tender_483837/1501949
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