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title: "CISO Penetration Testing"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-65c49f03-9b4f-4d21-aca7-f13515ede69f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T)"
published: "2023-04-13"
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# CISO Penetration Testing

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65c49f03-9b4f-4d21-aca7-f13515ede69f

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) has awarded a contract for CISO Penetration Testing. The procurement method was selective, using a framework agreement call-off. The contract value was £450,000 with a contract period from September 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. The tender closed on August 25, 2021, and the award was announced on August 25, 2021. The buying organisation is located in London, United Kingdom, with the main procurement category being services.

This tender for CISO Penetration Testing by the Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) provides business growth opportunities for companies offering technical vulnerability assessment services. Businesses in the software support services industry can compete for such contracts. The recent award presents an opportunity for suppliers, like NCC Group Security Services Ltd, to showcase their expertise in providing independent technical assessment services.

## Notice

The provision of independent (from DHSC organisation) technical vulnerability assessment services on DHSC systems (wholly cloud based, e.g. AWS; Azure

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b723cb5-1257-428e-aa3e-224abc2351e5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NCC GROUP SECURITY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 13 Apr 2023 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b723cb5-1257-428e-aa3e-224abc2351e5
- 13 Sep 2021 at 09:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08ab8cb7-6ce6-447e-8a86-7aa2f7f052d2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b723cb5-1257-428e-aa3e-224abc2351e5
  13th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08ab8cb7-6ce6-447e-8a86-7aa2f7f052d2
  13th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000NSKV/FVIr8JoxURnmOxcqOhfo20VT7rmtxyg1Q7FMze3lq5E
  WP2019 G-Cloud Call-Off Contract NCC Pen Testing dh V1.3 23.08.2021_Redacted
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c0f1e0f6-e14b-4623-800b-ef625e4c9988
  WP2019 G-Cloud Call-Off Contract NCC Pen Testing dh V1.3 23.08.2021_Redacted

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