# 3078/HP Penetration Testing Partner

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Supplier: FIDUS INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED
- Award value: £42,000
- Tender value: £126,000
- Award date: 21 February 2022
- Published: 9 May 2022
- Contract start: 21 February 2022
- Contract end: 20 February 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 825dfb37-0872-4c78-98f9-8c7d3c6033ca-535892
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa2c1d8c-22fc-4ad2-b543-9aa4a9f7b157

## Description

The University identified a requirement to appoint a Penetration Testing Partner, on behalf of the Department of IT Services, to provide security assessments across a diverse range of systems and services\. A mini-competition was conducted under the Crown Commercial Services \(CCS\) Cyber Security Services 3 DPS\. Only suppliers who are a member of this DPS, and were successfully filtered, were eligible to access and bid on this tender\. The contract has an initial 1 year term, but can be extended by a further two years in 1 year increments\. No expressions of interest are required, nor can be processed\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/825dfb37-0872-4c78-98f9-8c7d3c6033ca-535892)