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title: "Functional and Penetration Testing"
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# Functional and Penetration Testing

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3224dae-429f-4b9d-af4e-4de4bf98573a

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is procuring computer audit and testing services for its Better Health digital product portfolio. The work covers manual and automated functional testing, accessibility testing and penetration testing, helping to assess whether digital products work as intended, can be used by people with accessibility needs and remain secure against attacks. Delivery is associated with the department’s premises in London and the wider England region. This is a digital assurance requirement suited to testing providers with the ability to work across a portfolio rather than on a single application. The buyer is the Department of Health and Social Care, based at Victoria Street in London.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The Department of Health and Social Care selected ZOONOU LIMITED on 17 July 2026. The award value is £640,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2028. The opportunity was procured as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with tender responses due by 13 July 2026 at 12:00. The contract is classified as computer audit and testing services. It was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the successful supplier is ZOONOU LIMITED, an SME based in Eastbourne, England.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the requirement shows a need for a combined digital testing service covering functional quality, accessibility and cyber security. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate skilled manual testers alongside automated testing capability, with methods for designing, running and reporting repeatable tests across multiple digital products. They would also need practical accessibility-testing expertise and penetration-testing capability, including the ability to identify, evidence and explain security weaknesses clearly to a public-sector client. The award to an SME indicates that a smaller specialist provider can deliver this type of portfolio-wide assurance requirement. Businesses with complementary testing disciplines, mature quality processes and capacity to manage several testing streams would be well placed.

## Notice

Delivery of functional, accessibility, and penetration testing on the Better Health digital product portfolio. Provide Manual and Automated Functional Testing, Accessibility Testing, and Penetration Testing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52b02e98-bd22-4142-bf9a-b8102106c630 |
| 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 | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £640,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £640,000 |
| 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 (DHSC) |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ZOONOU LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52b02e98-bd22-4142-bf9a-b8102106c630

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52b02e98-bd22-4142-bf9a-b8102106c630
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/965aa970-438b-4f35-b93c-be8381f1b25a
  ZOONOU Digital Testing Contract_REDACTED_Redacted

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