Award GB CF

ITHC, Penetration Testing and Associated Services Contract

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Supplier: 3B Data Security Ltd

named in the award notice
Value: £3.4M

covers more than the cyber work
Awarded: 21 Mar 2025

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
First published: 11 Apr 2025

last seen 11 Apr 2025

What the buyer published

Awarded contract to 3B Data Security for the provision of IT Health Checks, Penetration Testing and Associated Services under the National Cyber Security Centre's CHECK Scheme. This is one of three contracts awarded by Defra, to Suppliers for these services.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this Penetration testing

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

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

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