Award GB FTS

P23-008 Framework Agreement for the Provision of IT Security (Penetration) Testing

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited. Combined from multiple notices.

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
4 suppliers: Trustmarque Solutions Ltd

Arculus Limited

Dionach Ltd

Arcanum Information Security Ltd

named in the award notice. The value is for the whole contract, not one firm’s share.
Value: £288K

estimated ceiling shared by all buyers, not contract spend
Awarded: 23 Jan 2024

the signed contract date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
First published: 8 Sep 2023

last seen 11 Mar 2024

What the buyer published

Skills Development Scotland has a requirement to establish a framework agreement for the provision of security testing services to Skills Development Scotland (SDS), Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) and Enterprise Information Systems (EIS).

The buyer published this contract more than once.

We combine all notices into one record, so it only appears here once.

Notice	Published	Stage
026621-2023	8 Sep 2023	tender
030186-2023	13 Oct 2023	other
007738-2024	11 Mar 2024	award

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History of this contract

An empty stage is useful. For example, no tender stage usually means the buyer used a framework or gave the contract directly.

◌ Planning none

● Tender on record

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this Multi-service and framework contracts

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.

Penetration testing A security test of a set scope, such as a pen test, IT health check or red team.