# Provision of CLEAR TIDE Physical Security Penetration Testing

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Crown Commercial Service.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [CERASTES LTD](/suppliers/cerastes/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £285,500
- Tender value: £285,500
- Award date: 7 December 2023
- Published: 19 March 2024
- Contract start: 7 December 2023
- Contract end: 6 December 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8b74aac8-edf9-4524-bb86-f929af3b6482-733317
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-039f4a44-50c2-48a2-8132-b5bc1c53cf6d

## Description

CLEAR TIDE is the Government Security Red Team \(GSRT\) physical security penetration testing/Red Teaming programme under the National Cyber Programme \(NCP\)\. As articulated in the National Cyber Security Centre \(NCSC\) Cyber Assessment Framework \(CAF\), succ

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b74aac8-edf9-4524-bb86-f929af3b6482-733317)
