Award GB CF

CS0853 2026 Red Team Exercise

Pension Protection Fund. Combined from multiple notices.

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Pension Protection Fund
Supplier: CYBERCX UK LTD

named in the award notice
Value: £194K

net · GBP
Awarded: 16 Sep 2026

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: London, England
First published: 8 Oct 2026

last seen 8 Oct 2026

What the buyer published

A 1+1 contract via the GCA G Cloud 14 (RM1557.14) framework. The PPF requires an annual Red Team Assessment to test its cyber security controls, processes and incident response capabilities through a simulated cyber attack against both its virtual and physical estate. The 2026 assessment is scheduled to commence in October 2026.

The buyer published this contract more than once.

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

Notice	Published	Type	Stage
51c1790b-5fe0-46d3-9b55-e935d1585b79-917065	8 Oct 2026		other · updated 1 time, latest 8 Oct 2026

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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 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.