PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

IT Penetration Testing & Health check services

OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · published 10 Feb 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 IDfb4f6a4b-993f-4e1c-861d-7d1311a6bb80-882931
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-e3db11fc-7dd2-417c-8919-c3b356f1bd45
Buyer identifierGB-GOR-D106
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£150,000
award field
Tender value
£150,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
72254100
Systems testing services
Delivery
England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

A comprehensive IT Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Management service is required, delivered by a CHECK-accredited supplier in full alignment with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance. The service must provide annual testing coverage across: • Critical services • Applications • Cloud-based environments In addition to scheduled annual assessments, ad hoc testing will be required to support project deliverables throughout the duration of the contract. This Contract was awarded via the Crown Commercial Service Cyber Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System (RM3764.3).

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release10 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published5 Dec 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published11 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published10 Jan 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 10 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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