# CS0853 2026 Red Team Exercise

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Pension Protection Fund](/buyers/pension-protection-fund/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CYBERCX UK LTD
- Award value: £194,400
- Tender value: £195,000
- Award date: 16 September 2026
- Published: 8 October 2026
- Contract start: 6 October 2026
- Contract end: 5 October 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 51c1790b-5fe0-46d3-9b55-e935d1585b79-917062
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01b23618-d711-456b-a083-221243e16c4a

## Description

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\.

## Related contract awards

- [WAN Circuits](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e23a2fa2-cea2-4e8e-88df-672671d71e81): Pension Protection Fund
- [International Payment Services 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9db6af29-5cb8-403c-bbdf-e95bd15c8c31): Pension Protection Fund
- [Information and Cyber Security Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9d99a6a8-a21a-4487-9385-b6398abc3c5a): Pension Protection Fund

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51c1790b-5fe0-46d3-9b55-e935d1585b79-917062)