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Penetration Testing Requirement

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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21 Jul 2026 at 10:57

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Ltd commissioned penetration testing services to assess and identify weaknesses in its systems, applications or infrastructure. This is a cyber-security and IT assurance requirement, within the wider IT services category (CPV 72000000). The work is delivered in England. The buyer is UK Shared Business Services Ltd, based in Swindon, and the selected supplier is Salus Digital Security Limited, a Birmingham-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was procured as a call-off under the Crown Commercial Service Cyber Security Services 3 framework, Lot 1, following a further competition. It is classified as a services procurement and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. The award decision was made on 1 July 2026, with Salus Digital Security Limited selected as supplier. The awarded value is £0, in GBP. The contract runs from 10 July 2026 to 9 February 2028. The tender submission deadline was 20 April 2026 at 9:00am. The route was a selective further competition and call-off from the Cyber Security Services 3 framework, rather than a standalone open tender. Evaluation took place through the framework competition, with the requirement relating to penetration testing services. The published outcome records one active award covering the service for UK Shared Business Services Ltd in England.

This award indicates a requirement for a specialist cyber-security provider able to plan and deliver penetration testing for a public-sector shared-services organisation. A credible competitor would need practical capability in vulnerability assessment and controlled security testing, together with the people, tools and reporting processes to turn technical findings into useful remediation advice. Experience of working through a public-sector framework and responding to a further competition would be relevant, as would the governance, confidentiality and evidence-handling discipline expected for testing organisational systems. The opportunity was considered suitable for SMEs, so a focused security consultancy with demonstrable penetration-testing expertise could compete with larger providers when comparable work returns to this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Penetration Testing Requirement

Notice Description

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) had a requirement for the provision of Penetration Testing Service. This Call Off contract has been sources via a further competition under the CCS framework Cyber Security Services 3 RM3764.3 (Lot1)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b758d9cb-4d77-4894-af5a-1fdd30a8b691
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/debc812a-d1ea-461e-a089-4b0a54a791d6
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
10 Jul 2026 - 9 Feb 2028 1-2 years
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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Salus Digital Security Limited

Further Information

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