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title: "Penetration Testing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ada"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Money and Pensions Service"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Penetration Testing Services

Buyer: Money and Pensions Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ada

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## Summary

The Money and Pensions Service bought CREST- and CHECK-accredited penetration testing services to assess the security of its systems. This is specialist cyber security testing: suppliers identify and test vulnerabilities in systems and report the findings. The service is for the Money and Pensions Service, based in Bedford, with delivery locations across England. The requirement was treated as one lot and relates to IT services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Prism Infosec Ltd. The contract value is £120,000, and it was signed on 15 October 2026; no contract end date or award date is recorded. The buyer used the G-Cloud 14 route, through a limited procedure without a prior call for competition. The tender recorded 11 bids. Price was the stated award criterion. The lot itself is marked cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active, so the published outcome contains conflicting status information. The contract includes an option for a one-year extension.

For a future requirement from the Money and Pensions Service, credible suppliers will need to provide penetration testing that meets both CREST and CHECK requirements. The awarded supplier was a large company, and the competition drew 11 bids, indicating a specialist market with multiple providers. Suppliers should be equipped to deliver testing across the buyer’s England-wide footprint and to price their work competitively, since price was the stated award criterion. The procurement used G-Cloud 14 and an award route without a prior call for competition, so familiarity with that route is relevant to understanding how the buyer placed this requirement. This is evidence of the buyer’s demand for accredited security testing, rather than a general IT services opportunity.

## Notice

CREST and CHECK Penetration Testing Services for the Money and Pensions Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

CREST and CHECK Penetration Testing Services for the Money and Pensions Service.

Options: 1 year extension included.

### Procurement Information

G cloud 14 has been used

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098529-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 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 | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Money and Pensions Service |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Prism Infosec Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098529-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.maps.org.uk

## Provenance

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