Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Science Innovation and Technology
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Contact
Phil Joslin
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Assisted Model Security Red Teaming with Human Experts
Reference number
prj_2994
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Find a Tender Service Contract Award Notice is for Transparency purposes. The original Contract Award Notice was published on Contract Finder, due to the Value being under the Find a Tender Service threshold.
Due to a contract variation, the contract is now above the Find a Tender Service threshold, so for transparency we are publishing this FTS Contract Award Notice.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £160,750.23
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Assisted Model Security Red Teaming with Human Experts
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Turing Innovations Limited , owing to technical reasons.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
prj_2994
Title
Assisted Model Security Red Teaming with Human Experts
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Turing Innovations Limited
British Library, 96 Euston Road,
London,
NW1 2DB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £160,750.23
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Turing Innovations Limited owing to technical reasons.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom