Who Won It

Contract award · 29 May 2026

Penetration testing/IT Health Checks 2026

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency awarded “Penetration testing/IT Health Checks 2026” to Driver and Vehicle Standards Angency for £533k.

No competitionIT servicesSouth West

BuyerDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Value £533k
WinnerDriver and Vehicle Standards Angency SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · National or federal agency/office
Supplier
Driver and Vehicle Standards Angency SME
Value
£533,333.33
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · Computer audit and testing services (CPV 72800000)
Region
South West
Official notice
089503-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 May 2026
  2. Published22 Sep 2026Published 116 days after the contract date

Description

THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARANCY PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS BEING PROCURED BY THE DVSA FOR CYBER SECURITY PURPOSES.

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