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title: "DHSC ARP ITHC (Programme Estate)"
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# DHSC ARP ITHC (Programme Estate)

Buyer: Ambulance Radio Programme  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc4edf13-b46f-4abd-9a1b-aeeae1c7f1af

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## Summary

The Ambulance Radio Programme procured information technology health-check services for its ARP programmes. The scope covers independent testing of production and test environments, including penetration testing and vulnerability testing, to assess the security of the programme estate. The work is delivered for the Ambulance Radio Programme in London and relates to UK operations. This is a specialist cyber security and information assurance requirement rather than general IT support, software development or infrastructure supply. The relevant classification is information technology services (CPV 72222300). The requirement concerns the programme’s operational and testing environments, so suppliers with capability in structured technical security assessment of both live and non-live systems would be aligned with the nature of the work. The procurement was awarded to MODUX LIMITED, an SME.

This completed selective procurement was a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 1 June 2026 at 12:00. The estimated procurement value was £300,000. The contract was awarded to MODUX LIMITED on 3 September 2026 for £256,500, with a contract period from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2029. The award was active. The opportunity was evaluated through the framework call-off process, and the recorded suitability assessment marked it as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations, despite the awarded supplier being identified as an SME. There was one recorded award and one supplier; the awarded requirement covers the full information technology health-check service described in the tender.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates established demand from the Ambulance Radio Programme for independent cyber security testing across a public-sector programme estate. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable capability in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, with the technical depth to examine both production and test environments. It would also need to operate effectively through a framework call-off route and provide assurance that findings can be handled systematically across programme environments. Relevant experience should centre on identifying and reporting security weaknesses in operational technology estates and associated test systems, rather than offering generic IT services. The incumbent’s SME status shows that specialist capability can be delivered by a smaller supplier, although the procurement’s suitability assessment was marked as unsuitable for SMEs.

## Notice

The provision of ITHC services (including penetration and vulnerability testing) in relation to the Production and Test Environments for ARP Programmes

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12a73078-8672-443b-8a38-7dc4f30eaffc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| 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 | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 2 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £256,500 |
| 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 | Ambulance Radio Programme |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | MODUX LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 10:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12a73078-8672-443b-8a38-7dc4f30eaffc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12a73078-8672-443b-8a38-7dc4f30eaffc
  8th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d4c70b8-7d4c-4e70-8ea2-2c3d2abef27f
  RM3764.3 DHSC ARP ITHC (Programme Estate)_Redacted

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