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Provision of Penetration Testing Services for the Department for Transport

Department for Transport · Central government

In brief

Department for Transport has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 15 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 26 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Department for Transport (DfT) requires a Contract for the provision of Penetration Testing Services for DfT's Digital Systems and hardware to provide security assurance and remediation advice to address any security vulnerabilities found. DfT is particularly keen on the inclusion of an automated testing solution to supplement manual testing and is keen to understand the market capability in regard to this.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 102840-2026

About the buyer

Department for TransportLast 12 months

Procurements

150

Awards

110

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From notice 102840-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.