# GB-Glasgow: Pen Testing Services - 2025-01587

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Student Loans Company.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Student Loans Company](/buyers/student-loans-company/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [3B Data Security Ltd](/suppliers/3b-data-security/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £150,000
- Tender value: £150,000
- Award date: 23 June 2025
- Published: 23 July 2025
- Contract start: 1 July 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ffb28bd4-990e-494f-99ec-8cda8884bc29-855684
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-158a06b4-1fba-4359-9a28-740809b45de9

## Description

Penetration testing is a method for assessing the security of an IT system by attempting to breach that system's security, using the same tools and techniques an adversary might\. Within SLC it is also a method for gaining assurance in the organisation's vulnerability assessment and management processes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffb28bd4-990e-494f-99ec-8cda8884bc29-855684)