--- title: "Accent Housing Limited - Annual Penetration Test" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ACCENT HOUSING" published: "2019-02-18" --- # Accent Housing Limited - Annual Penetration Test Buyer: ACCENT HOUSING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7abcb12b-178d-4563-bc33-0816669bcb9f.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Accent Housing Limited seeking proposals for their Annual Penetration Test, aimed at evaluating cyber and information security. This open procedure tender is currently active, with submissions due by 17:00 on 6 March 2019. The contract period will commence on 14 March 2019 and conclude by 30 April 2019. The organisation is classified under the IT services industry, specifically focused on software packages and information systems. Proposals must adhere to the specifications provided, and orders should be completed by the end of March 2019. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses skilled in cyber security and IT services. Companies that possess the capability to conduct thorough penetration tests and provide clear, actionable reports should consider participating. Additionally, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as the selection criteria favour the quality of submissions as well as price. This is an excellent opportunity for businesses that can offer added value, such as Cyber Essentials accreditation, to enhance their proposals. ## Notice Accent Housing Limited would like to invite pricing and proposals from suitably qualified organisations to carry out our annual cyber and information security penetration test. All testing is to be carried out as per the specification document that is attached to the advert via the procurement link (see below) - you must be registered on the portal to be able to submit a proposal. Clarification questions can be asked via this portal. Order and Invoicing to be done before the end of March 2019. All testing to be carried out before the end of April 2019. Reports detailing the outcomes, recommendations and suggestions to be in a simple to read and easy to understand format. Suppliers must provide sufficient detail to their approach and provide sample reports for consideration as part of the assessment. Selection will be based on availability and quality of submission that meets our requirements (30%) and then on price (70%). Pricing to be on an all-inclusive basis including any pre-work, actual work and then follow up work as required. Please ensure you itemise any specific lines that we need to be aware of. Where you are able to provide value add for example, accreditation and attainment of Cyber Essentials then please advise and provide this as part of your submission. All suppliers will be required to accept our standard terms and conditions and also sign a non-disclosure agreement before any specific technical access details are provided. All questions to be made via this portal - any emails sent directly to Accent email addresses will be unread and deleted. All responses to be submitted via the portal by 17:00 on 6 March 2019 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/add31693-814e-45d3-b70e-3195ab44d409 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2019 - 30 Apr 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ACCENT HOUSING | | Locality | SHIPLEY | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD17 7SW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | Baildon | | Westminster constituency | Shipley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 18 Feb 2019 at 10:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/add31693-814e-45d3-b70e-3195ab44d409 - 14 Feb 2019 at 15:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/463aa311-1cff-4861-9c60-0b806824af0f - 14 Feb 2019 at 15:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef8f25b-8cb9-4782-807f-8c9af9b008d4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/add31693-814e-45d3-b70e-3195ab44d409 18th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/463aa311-1cff-4861-9c60-0b806824af0f 14th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef8f25b-8cb9-4782-807f-8c9af9b008d4 14th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=ae1f08b7-6830-e911-80f2-005056b64545&projectStepId=c81f08b7-6830-e911-80f2-005056b64545 Link to Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.accentgroup.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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