PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Virtual Desktop Services - IT Health Check/Pentest (FY 25/26)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · published 15 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID670f980e-06d2-4158-b41f-cb9176cacad0-879233
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-7d75e449-36f4-40d0-9d46-a5060a9b2a3d
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/7U7AuvS7
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£17,201
award field
Tender value
£20,000
tender field
Procurement method
Single tender action (below threshold)
Category
services
CPV
72590000
Computer-related professional services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Defence Digital (DD) - End User Services (EUS) has introduced runs a range of Virtual Desktop Services (VDS) to improve collaborative working between the MoD and Industry. Within the this is Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), which is this focus of this SOR. AVD consists of 3 sub services each with specific requirements. In accordance with Secure by Design (SbD), these services require an annual test by 3rd party to confirm that the security controls in place are not vulnerable from a security perspective. The ITHC will be undertaken as part of the NCSC CHECK scheme. A completion date must be agreed between the Authority and Supplier and completed no later than 01/06/2026.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published15 Oct 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published12 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Qinetiq limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 15 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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