Award GB CF

Red Teaming

Home Office

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Home Office
Supplier: Cerastes Limited

named in the award notice
Value: £1.5M

net · GBP
Awarded: 30 Jul 2026

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: London, England
First published: 6 Aug 2026

last seen 6 Aug 2026

What the buyer published

Provision of specialist Red Teaming services to support the Home Office Science and Technology unit. The services will deliver independent, adversary simulated assessments of selected sites and systems, testing physical and digital security controls and identifying vulnerabilities.

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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.