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
- H M Revenue & Customs · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Protection Group International Ltd SME
- Value
- £102,345
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award PCR 2015
- Sector
- IT services · Information systems or technology strategic review services (CPV 72222100)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2026
- Published25 Sep 2026Published 66 days after the contract date
Description
This is a service contract with PGI for the provision of PCI DSS assessment and compliance services to support HMRC's annual PCI DSS certification requirements. The services include reviewing HMRC's payment channels (E-commerce, Telephone Payments and Point of Sale), assessing compliance against PCI DSS standards, conducting site audits where required, providing compliance advice and recommendations, and producing the necessary Reports of Compliance (ROC) and Attestations of Compliance (AOC). The contract has a value of £102,345 over a 36-month term. These contract was awarded following a direct award.
About the supplier
Protection Group International Ltd: every public contract they have won.