Notice Information
Notice Title
RT3-25
Notice Description
* OS classification * Service * Single source, direct award using SC2 template. Anticipated PS100,000 Contract Value Scope of work: The scope of this requirement is summarised as follows: Deliver a full spectrum Adversary Simulation engagement against the specified target system, participating in scoping and creating a Test Plan. Contribute to the production and reporting of a Management and Technical Report at the end of the engagement, supplying artifacts from the exercise. Attend and engage in a technical replay exercise to help address remediation and cyber vulnerabilities. Provide the ability to receive, handle, store, create and issue documentation to the Authority at the OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE classification. The provision of all resources to be/have: UK based and no MOD data to be transmitted outside of the UK. Red Team / Offensive Cyber qualifications or functional-competence equivalent. All technical staff to be SC cleared. Experience of working within Defence industry in the last 5 years. Be practically able to conduct RT engagements at MOD and other Government sites.
Procurement Information
initial scoping of RT3-25 indicated that a change in supplier would result in the MOD receiving services that are different from, and incompatible with existing REDSHOE activity, and that the difference from and incompatibility with REDSHOE would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in delivering the RT3-25 operation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064b7d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011501-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £117,239 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- samuel.jarman105@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORSHAM
- Postcode
- SN13 9NR
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Corsham Ladbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Chippenham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011501-2026
9th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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