Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice

Published 29 Jun 2026, 09:42 BST

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

Service of a cyber security expert (Amended)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£82,280published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single supplier - technical reasons

This contract was awarded via direct award in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 on 31/10/2025.

The justification for direct award was PA23 - Schedule 5 (7):

"The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-

(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

This transparency notice is being published retrospectively following identification of an administrative oversight during early implementation of the Procurement Act 2023.

The Authority is publishing this UK7 notice to ensure compliance with transparency obligations and to maintain a complete and accurate public record of the procurement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Administrative change
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jun 2026, 09:42 BST
Last source update: 29 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-060639
Latest notice: Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bec0 Find a Tender

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
29 Jun 2026, 09:42 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
29 Jun 2026, 09:43 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
29 Jun 2026, 09:50 BST
UK7
Contract change notice published
29 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST
UK10
Contract change proposed
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
This is a retrospective UK10 notice, as the notices were not published due to administrative oversight when the variations took place. 3 variations took place to this contract, outlined below. Modifications to the overall length and value of the contract took place on 04/03/2026. The contract value has been increased by £78,540 in total to reflect an uplift required to maintain delivery and ensure continuity of critical services, due to unforseen circumstances. There has been no material change to the overall scope or nature of the services provided. The uplift is required to ensure continuity of delivery, address evolving programme requirements, and maintain access to specialist expertise already embedded within the project. A change of supplier would introduce delivery risk, loss of embedded knowledge, and disproportionate cost and delay to the programme. This notice is being published retrospectively following identification of an administrative oversight. Publication ensures compliance with transparency obligations and provides a complete and accurate record of the contract modifications. To conclude, the contract ends 16/07/2026, with a total value of £177,276.
Contract signature expected
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-06: 1 release · 29 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £82,2801 award exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED29 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	£82,280	29 Jun 2026	Awarded
AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED29 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2026	£82,280same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED	£82,280 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 3 · AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED
Signed
29 Jun 2026
Value
£82,280
Period
29 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2026
Status
active
- Change proposed 29 Jun 2026 This is a retrospective UK10 notice, as the notices were not published due to administrative oversight when the variations took place. 3 variations took place to this contract, outlined below. Modifications to the overall length and value of the contract took place on 04/03/2026. The contract value has been increased by £78,540 in total to reflect an uplift required to maintain delivery and ensure continuity of critical services, due to unforseen circumstances. There has been no material change to the overall scope or nature of the services provided. The uplift is required to ensure continuity of delivery, address evolving programme requirements, and maintain access to specialist expertise already embedded within the project. A change of supplier would introduce delivery risk, loss of embedded knowledge, and disproportionate cost and delay to the programme. This notice is being published retrospectively following identification of an administrative oversight. Publication ensures compliance with transparency obligations and provides a complete and accurate record of the contract modifications. To conclude, the contract ends 16/07/2026, with a total value of £177,276., new value £177,276 · new end date 16 Jul 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Avella Security LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09393211 80 Strand, London, London, WC2R 0RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender29 Jun 2026, 10:47 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Jun 2026, 09:50 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Jun 2026, 09:43 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Jun 2026, 09:42 BST