Notice Information
Notice Title
Security Review following data incident
Notice Description
This procurement is required to provide UK Biobank with independent assurance and clear, prioritised recommendations following a recent data security incident. The engagement is intended to provide confidence to the UK Biobank Board and senior stakeholders regarding the effectiveness of current security controls. The engagement will culminate in an actionable report with prioritised recommendations and a standalone executive summary suitable for Board level and external stakeholder consumption.
Procurement Information
Following the Ministerial announcement in the House of Commons on Thursday 23 April 2026 of a recent data incident, UK Biobank urgently required an independent security review of UK Biobank's systems, databases and the researcher data access architecture, focused on immediate risk reduction and confidence building together with clear, actionable security recommendations including near term implementation within the current architecture.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b69f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056950-2026
- 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
- 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
- £190,220 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Jun 2026 - 16 Jun 2027 6-12 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
- UK BIOBANK LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKPORT
- Postcode
- SK3 0SA
- Post Town
- Stockport
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Stockport
- Electoral Ward
- Davenport & Cale Green
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockport
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056950-2026
17th June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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