# Red Teaming

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Cerastes Limited](/contract-winners/cerastes/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,500,000
- Tender value: £1,500,000
- Award date: 30 July 2026
- Published: 6 August 2026
- Contract start: 7 August 2026
- Contract end: 6 August 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bc290396-8225-4835-a894-82b7fef9188e-909722
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b982c115-f514-40da-8906-394e36b1da85

## Description

Provision of specialist Red Teaming services to support the Home Office Science and Technology unit\. The services will deliver independent, adversary simulated assessments of selected sites and systems, testing physical and digital security controls and identifying vulnerabilities\.

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- [HRAT Specialist Training](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-34c539db-098c-42b0-8d93-a22d6336d2f1): City of London Corporation
- [Red Teaming Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a8f84afa-254a-4fb2-86c1-0576eae8cfad): Home Office

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc290396-8225-4835-a894-82b7fef9188e-909722)