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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- MTI Technology
- Value
- £66,458.33
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Security software development services (CPV 72212730)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 093961-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2026
- Published5 Oct 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The contract was awarded following further competition. The service will provide access to a range of specialist penetration testing capabilities through a draw-down model, enabling the University to commission and prioritise testing activities across its digital estate in response to changing business needs, risk profiles, technology developments and project requirements. The appointed supplier will deliver an end-to-end managed service, including scoping, resource allocation, scheduling, quality assurance, reporting and management information.
About the supplier
MTI Technology: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC112019).