# MHCLG Penetration Testing

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Cyberfort Limited
- Award value: £2,000,000
- Tender value: £2,000,000
- Award date: 28 October 2026
- Published: 5 November 2026
- Contract start: 27 October 2026
- Contract end: 26 October 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ee8e48ab-c86f-42d8-9aa2-70d6164e0d01-919703
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4017e094-0f66-454b-bca2-737a7b551a78

## Description

This Contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency services\. Provision of specialist penetration testing and security assessment services for MHCLG \(and its associated bodies\) applications, cloud-hosted services, infrastructure and related digital systems, including IT Health Checks, vulnerability assessment and remediation reporting\. This contract was awarded via G-Cloud 14 \(Lot 3 - Cloud Support\) and has an initial term of 36 months\. There is provision for one 12-month extension period until 26 October 2030 at MHCLG's sole discretion\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8e48ab-c86f-42d8-9aa2-70d6164e0d01-919703)