---
title: "PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c3b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES

Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c3b

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## Summary

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust commissioned penetration testing to identify hardware and software vulnerabilities across the Trust. The service is cybersecurity testing, intended to find weaknesses in the Trust’s systems. The buyer is NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, acting for the Trust. The work is associated with Wales. The requirement covers the Trust as a whole rather than a particular site or a single named system, so it is relevant to suppliers able to assess both hardware and software vulnerabilities across an organisation’s technology estate.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Bridewell Consulting Limited. The contract is active and was signed on 25 September 2026, at a value of £173,600. The contract period is not stated. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, for repeat services. A framework agreement was involved. The requirement was arranged as one lot, which is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The recorded evaluation criteria refer to full price and price, each described with a weighting of 100. One bid was recorded, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically.

This award demonstrates demand from the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust for organisation-wide penetration testing covering hardware and software vulnerabilities. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the capability to test across a varied technology estate and produce useful findings on security weaknesses. The successful supplier, Bridewell Consulting Limited, is recorded as an SME, showing that this work was delivered by a small or medium-sized business. The buyer used a limited route for repeat services and the recorded evaluation focused on price, so suppliers should be prepared to meet the Trust’s technical scope while competing on cost. The work is specific to penetration testing for this Trust, rather than a general cybersecurity or IT support requirement.

## Notice

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust use the penetration testing services to identify hardware and software vulnerabilities across the Trust

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust use the penetration testing services to identify hardware and software vulnerabilities across the Trust

### Procurement Information

NOT APPLICABLE

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091759-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £173,600 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bridewell Consulting Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51600000 - Installation services of computers and office equipment

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091759-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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