# Penetration Testing and ASV

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Science Museum Group](/buyers/science-museum-group/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £40,000
- Published: 9 February 2018
- Planned start: 12 March 2018
- Planned end: 11 March 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fb57a2e0-31fc-43e4-b94f-4264a495de71-197427
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-860ae532-1601-4094-8745-36db247b17b5

## Description

The Science Museum Group \("SMG"\) has a general annual audit requirement to perform external penetration testing against the ICT estate, which has been reinforced by several ongoing information security projects which include penetration testing and vulnerability scanning requirements, either directly or to support project success\. These projects are for Cyber Essentials plus accreditation achievement, PCI DSS compliance and GDPR compliance\. SMG aim to instruct comprehensive security testing of ICT infrastructure, services and web applications by an impartial, ethical and technically proficient actor\. This is to identify security flaws in configuration, technologies and applications\.

## Related contract awards

- [SIM Architect and Lead Designer for Wonderlab and Power Up - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-938ffc84-d194-49be-b66a-60bce91f3e90): Science Museum Group
- [Flight Gallery Improvements - Graphics - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-56a2032b-db45-4b24-bc15-c3312935a521): Science Museum Group
- [ScM Flight Gallery - Lighting Upgrades - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-29262560-0bbe-402b-a070-aa951c1e22eb): Science Museum Group

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb57a2e0-31fc-43e4-b94f-4264a495de71-197427)