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DBS Cyber Incident Exercising 2026

Home Office

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21 Jul 2026 at 11:08

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured cyber incident exercising services under the title DBS Cyber Incident Exercising 2026. The requirement is to carry out a cyber incident exercise, supporting the organisation’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber disruption. It falls within disaster recovery services and is a services procurement rather than a goods or construction requirement. Delivery is in the North West of England. The work is relevant to cyber security consultancies, incident response specialists, disaster recovery providers and organisations experienced in designing and running realistic exercises for public sector or similarly controlled environments. The buyer is the Home Office, based in Liverpool, and the requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender submission deadline was 16 April 2026 at 5pm. Bridewell Consulting Limited was awarded the contract on 17 June 2026 for £7,000, with a contract period from 17 June 2026 to 16 August 2026. The award is active. The requirement was evaluated through the purchasing system’s selective call-off process; the published data does not set out separate quality, price or technical weightings. The contract is for one cyber incident exercise delivered in the North West, rather than a multi-lot or multi-supplier arrangement.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement provides a clear example of the Home Office buying a focused cyber resilience exercise through a dynamic purchasing system. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical expertise in cyber incident exercising, including developing realistic scenarios, facilitating exercises and helping the client test its response and recovery arrangements. Experience of disaster recovery and incident response should support the work, alongside the ability to operate in a public sector environment and deliver a defined assignment efficiently. The successful supplier was a large cyber consultancy, but the requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that a smaller specialist with relevant capability and proportionate delivery capacity could compete through the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DBS Cyber Incident Exercising 2026

Notice Description

DBS Cyber Incident Exercising 2026 award notice to carry out a Cyber Incident Exercise

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-54d2e92c-e899-419f-aa73-2eafed4c5945
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab6f7c1f-64a3-46f2-98ae-b8e46b3cf154
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72251000 - Disaster recovery services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£7,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
17 Jun 2026 - 16 Aug 2026 1-6 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
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1QY
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bridewell Consulting Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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