Official UK procurement notice
TLS AND PKI · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCourse Overview
'Best TLS Training' is designed to allow learners to understand both the theory and practice of SSL/TLS and Internet PKI. Designed by the author of the much acclaimed Bulletproof SSL and TLS, this practical training course teaches delegates how to deploy secure servers and encrypted web applications and understand both the theory and practice of Internet PKI.
Objectives
1.Understand threats and attacks against encryption
2.Identify real risks that apply to DWP systems
3.Deploy servers with strong private keys and valid certificates
4.Deploy TLS configurations with strong encryption and forward secrecy
5.Understand higher-level attacks against web applications
6.Use the latest defence technologies, such as HSTS, CSP, and HPKP
7.Learn about key PKI standards and formats
- Understand where practice differs from theory
9.Analyse certificate lifecycle in detail
10.Evaluate PKI weaknesses and how they affect you
11.Deploy robust protection using public key pinning
12.Learn about what's coming in the future
13.Opportunity to interactively practise what Learners have studied.
Method of Delivery
Online/Virtual
Processed by SSCL
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- 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
- 13 May 2026, 08:09 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 08:09 BST
- Authority reference
39050357787- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043690- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069724Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 08:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD | £18,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD
- Signed
- 13 May 2026
- Value
- £18,000
- Period
- 14 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender