Notice Information
Notice Title
Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team
Notice Description
UKSA is seeking a supplier to provide physical penetration testing for a number of companies working in the space industry, in order to; * Support companies with understanding their existing security and resilience to physical attack. * Inform corrections and upgrades to physical security by identifying vulnerabilities and providing recommendations for improvement. * There is a likely to be the requirement to work with multiple (up to 4) companies at the same time in order to complete the work packages below within the timescale of the contract. Full details will be available in the forthcoming specification. How To Apply ***In order to participate in the Procurement and be considered for the opportunity to submit an initial Tender, Bidders must submit this Selection Questionnaire a signed copy of annex 1 - Non Disclosure Agreement and any other information as required*** Please read instructions in the submission section.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Up to PS240,000 (including VAT) 5 months + 1-year optional extension to be granted at the Contracting Authority's discretion, subject to budget availability. Up to PS120,000 (including VAT) for initial 5 months and PS120,000 (including VAT) for subsequent extension period. This is a call off value and not necessarily the full value of the contract as payment will only be made on completion of deliverables.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a180
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059973-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79700000 - Investigation and security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SPACE AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk, policy@uksbs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DIDCOT
- Postcode
- OX11 0DF
- Post Town
- Oxford
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059973-2025
26th September 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059443-2025
24th September 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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