Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7c-2602-7021-96d3-5cdfe4d7d2fb/it-security-testing [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBrestricted procedureSuitable for SMEs # IT Security Testing [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Estimated value £81,300 Published 23 Jul 2021 Deadline Closed 27 May 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Perform penetration testing and ITHC (IT Health Check) of identified existing and new IT systems and non-catalogued hardware, using methodologies that conform to NCSC guidelines and HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF); to demonstrate compliance to HMG SPF standards, the Data Protection Act and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Undertake risk assessment of the existing business IT systems, and update or prepare the existing Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation Sets (RMADS) with new IT systems to ensure that business systems can be accredited to demonstrate compliance to HMG SPF standards, the Data Protection Act and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ## CPV classification Security services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b64d917d-22bf-4150-95c6-ff00ad7eaf4a) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileDefra Network eTendering Portal: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal)[SectorMore Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Employee Screening Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority 17 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-100b-70ec-8bcc-3630f263230d/employee-screening)[Invitation to Tender- For the provision of viability evidence and assessment of the West Suffolk Local Plan and the introduction of a CIL charging schedule. West Suffolk Council 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5763-721c-b887-6f844f9f4360/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-viability-evidence-and-assessment-of)[BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity Bassetlaw District Council 42 days left 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-57cd-73bf-b1f5-a8a4f0713a79/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity)[Consultancy Services for an Independent Mixed-Use Viability, Market Demand and Development Options Review - Fleetwood Farm, Banks West Lancashire Borough Council 21 days left 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-59d8-704e-b46c-727e4a0e571e/consultancy-services-for-an-independent-mixed-use-viability-market-demand-and-d)[BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity Welland Procurement 42 days left 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14499-9b5a-7205-8ea0-fe042a689496/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity)[UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development Birmingham City Council 22 days left 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7fd3-7021-b8b4-8cbe13597d01/uefa-euro-28-birmingham-host-city-festival-development)