Official UK procurement notice
Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team
Procurement agent: UK Space Agency·On behalf of: UKSBS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKSA is seeking a supplier to provide physical penetration testing for a number of companies working in the space industry, in order to;
- Support companies with understanding their existing security and resilience to physical attack.
- Inform corrections and upgrades to physical security by identifying vulnerabilities and providing recommendations for improvement.
- There is a likely to be the requirement to work with multiple (up to 4) companies at the same time in order to complete the work packages below within the timescale of the contract.
Full details will be available in the forthcoming specification.
How To Apply
***In order to participate in the Procurement and be considered for the opportunity to submit an initial Tender, Bidders must submit this Selection Questionnaire a signed copy of annex 1 - Non Disclosure Agreement and any other information as required***
Please read instructions in the submission section.
CPV: Investigation and security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Approach and Methodology: 30%
- Timescales and Risk Management: 10%
- Staff to Deliver: 30%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Approach and Methodology
- Timescales and Risk Management
- Staff to Deliver
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
UKSAC25_0071- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059973- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a180Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
A milestone payment plan may be proposed and/or agreed upon post contract award. This plan should reflect key delivery stages and associated payment triggers. Payment upon successful delivery of work packages/deliverables.
- Risks
Security and confidentiality requirements:
- This opportunity will be restricted to companies based in the United Kingdom on grounds of national security - suppliers will be asked to complete an initial expression of interest and meet the Conditions of Participation included within this to be granted access to tender documentation
- There are security implications as in effect the delivery org is 'undertaking unauthorised access' (except at the knowledge and agreement with the industry SPOC) to secure buildings. The contract org will be aware of the requirements to notify the emergency services and take appropriate steps to avoid any active emergency response.
- End of assessment reports on vulnerabilities and recommendations for rectification will be owned by the company assessed and discussions, transfer of information between the deliver party and receiving org need to be confidential. The delivery org should not retain any intelligence material or assessments after the end of the contract. UKSA will hold executive summary reports on each assessment securely for use in future discussions.
- UKSA will not be publishing details of the awarded supplier as this information is considered exempt on national security grounds, in order to protect the sensitive information this supplier will have access to (Section 94)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
***The deadline date and time for the EoI Selection Questionnaire submission is Wednesday 1st October 2025 @14:00***
In order to participate in the Procurement and be considered for the opportunity to submit an initial Tender, Bidders must submit this Selection Questionnaire a signed copy of annex 1 - Non Disclosure Agreement and any other information as required.
The objective of this Selection questionnaire is to identify a-list of capable potential Bidders (on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out herein) who will participate in a subsequent Tender exercise for the award of a Contract for "Thread Led Penetration Testing - Black Team".
Prospective bidders should note that no material changes to the Non Disclosure agreement will be considered.
All communication with the Authority must be conducted via the Procurement Portal: Jaggaer.
Where a supplier is unsure or requires any clarification, they should check with the contracting authority by the date set out in the notice.
The Contracting Authority confirms that it will keep confidential and will not disclose to any third parties any information obtained from a named Potential Supplier's, other than to the other collaborating parts of the Crown that are supporting the UK Space agency with the competition and/or Contracting Authorities obligations herby advised herein and defined by the regulations, or pursuant to an order of the court or demand made by any competent authority or body where the authority is under a legal or regulatory obligation to make such a disclosure e.g. a Freedom of Information Request.
Please note that the Contracting Authority does not have any involvement in regard to the running and or maintenance control over the CDP, therefore any queries in regard to using this system will need to be via the Cabinet Office CDP Technical help options.
How to Apply
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number (UKSAC25_0071 and itt_2314)
All enquiries with respect to access to the eSourcing portal and problems with functionality within the portal must be submitted to the eSourcing Helpdesk
Phone 08000 698 632
Timeline
24 Sept 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published397 days ago24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BST
- Latest notice published396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
- Tender notice expected383 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago15 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts344 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published24 Sept 2025, 17:10 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published26 Sept 2025, 09:57 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging bid submissions
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender