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DVI ITHC Testing

Home Office

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25 Aug 2026 at 09:34

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office commissioned IT health-check testing for its Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) application, known as CHECK. The work is intended to establish and improve the security position of the latest application version hosted on the Home Office’s strategic law-enforcement platform. It forms part of the wider security approach for protecting police data processed by the Home Office and involves extensive, rigorous security testing. This is a computer support and cybersecurity testing service, classified under CPV 72610000. Delivery is associated with the Home Office in London and the South East of England. The requirement concerns services rather than goods or construction, and is focused on testing an existing public-sector application and its hosted environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 18 May 2026. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, with bids due by 30 March 2026 at 5pm. The contract was awarded to Qinetiq UK Ltd for £28,000, with a contract period from 26 May 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award is active. The requirement was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. The published process describes the purchase as a Home Office contract for DVI application IT health checks; the award outcome confirms that Qinetiq UK Ltd was selected to deliver the service.

For competitors, this award indicates demand for specialist cyber assurance and penetration-testing capability within Home Office law-enforcement systems. A credible supplier would need to plan and carry out extensive, rigorous IT health checks on a live or hosted application, identify weaknesses in the latest software version, and provide findings that support measurable security improvement. Relevant experience would include testing applications handling sensitive police data, working within a strategic government technology platform, and operating to the security, governance and evidential standards expected in public-sector assurance work. The buyer’s use of a framework call-off and assessment that the requirement was unsuitable for SMEs also point to the importance of established public-sector delivery capacity, mature security processes and the ability to work with a large, specialist team.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DVI ITHC Testing

Notice Description

Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) require a contract (effective date 1 May 2026) to enable IT Health Checks for the DVI application (CHECK test) to establish and improve the security position of the latest version hosted on the Home Office strategic platform for law enforcement (LECP). Security is critical to defend the Police Data that the Home Office processes on behalf of Police and a key component of the PPPT security approach is to conduct extensive and rigorous security testing (IT Health Checks).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-06e651fb-bb8d-44eb-9881-36e39100d775
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f4d912-6c48-40b8-9c5c-3c8f0934597c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72610000 - Computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£28,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
30 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
26 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Qinetiq UK Ltd

Further Information

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