PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

RFI - Advanced Penetration Testing and Forensic Analysis enquiry for Cyber Risk Assurance

Ministry of Defence · published 5 Dec 2025. 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 IDe36d57c6-dded-4371-bf07-3b87c7e51177-874790
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c9a7e70c-ef10-4ef2-8d02-2ab3d8585f29
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-164746
Release typetender
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
Not disclosed
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Other - Request for information only
Category
Not stated
CPV
72222000
Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
Delivery
Not stated
PO2 8BY
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking information from suppliers within the Defence Security Sector regarding their capability to perform advanced Penetration Testing, including forensic analysis, to support Cyber Risk Assurance for a capability currently being acquired.

Tender statusactive
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release5 Dec 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published17 Dec 2025
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 5 Dec 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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