AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Money and Pensions Service published an award and contract notice for CREST and CHECK penetration testing services. The notice identifies PRISM INFOSEC LTD as the verified supplier and records a GBP 120,000 active contract signed on 15 October 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled, creating a material status inconsistency.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; contract record is active and names PRISM INFOSEC LTD for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a GBP 120,000 public-sector cyber-security services engagement awarded through G-Cloud 14 without a prior call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRISM INFOSEC LTD
94% confidenceAward 098529-2026-C1572-1 · Lots 1 · 120000 GBP · Active award and contract record
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Award names Prism Infosec Ltd as supplier for lot 1; supplier verification confirms PRISM INFOSEC LTD, company number 05985734. The contract linked to this sole award is valued at GBP 120,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-19T14:20:59+01:00.
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 098529-2026-C1572-1 has status active.
Contract status
97% confidenceActive
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Contract 098529-2026-C1572-1 has status active.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and supplied lot record both show status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 120,000
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Contract 098529-2026-C1572-1 value is amount 120000, currency GBP.
Value attribution
92% confidenceContract-level value linked to the sole published award
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The GBP 120,000 contract is linked through awardID 098529-2026-C1572-1; one supplier is listed on that award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Published timestamp: 2026-10-19T14:20:59+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCREST and CHECK penetration testing services for Money and Pensions Service
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Tender title and lot 1 description state: CREST and CHECK Penetration Testing Services for the Money and Pensions Service.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification and supplied classifications record CPV 72000000.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Tender item 1 lists these delivery-address regions.
Extension option
98% confidenceOne-year extension included
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Lot 1 options description states: 1 year extension included.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Stated route
98% confidenceG-Cloud 14
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Tender procurementMethodRationale: G cloud 14 has been used.
Legal rationale classification
97% confidenceOutside scope of application of the directive
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL / D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE with this description.
Evaluation criterion published
93% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type price.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded contract status
97% confidenceActive
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Contract 098529-2026-C1572-1 status is active.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceContract date signed recorded
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The contract record explicitly supplies dateSigned of 15 October 2026.
Extension provision
98% confidenceOne-year extension included
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Lot 1 options description states: 1 year extension included.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or base term is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe buyer states that G-Cloud 14 was used rather than a prior published competition.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale says G cloud 14 has been used; procedure details state award without prior publication of a call for competition.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published contract value is GBP 120,000.
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Contract value is GBP 120,000.
Evaluation transparency
94% confidencePrice is the only published award-criterion type; weighting and quality evaluation detail are unknown.
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Lot awardCriteria lists only type price; no weights or further evaluation information are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled while the related award and contract are both marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 098529-2026-C1572-1 both have active status.
Unpublished award date
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award record has award_date null.
Unpublished contract period
99% confidenceStart and end dates are not supplied
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period appears in the contract data.
Limited competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, supplier selection detail, scoring and pricing breakdown are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The related lot is marked cancelled while its award and linked contract are marked active. The analysis reports both statuses without resolving the contradiction.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract start date, contract end date, base duration, bid count, scoring, criterion weightings, pricing breakdown and detailed selection rationale.
- The notice states that a one-year extension is included but does not state its exercise conditions or timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Money and Pensions ServicePRISM INFOSEC LTDpenetration testing servicesCRESTCHECKG-Cloud 14cyber security procurementGBP 120,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
PRISM INFOSEC LTD, verified against company number 05985734, is named on the active award for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states a value of GBP 120,000.
Was a contract signature date published?
Yes. The contract record gives 15 October 2026 as the date signed.
What services are covered?
The notice describes CREST and CHECK penetration testing services for Money and Pensions Service.
Is there an extension option?
Yes. The lot information states that a one-year extension is included.
Is the procurement status fully consistent?
No. The award and contract are marked active, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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