Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman · Awarded contract
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Supply of Penetration Testing Platform to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Awarded 02 Feb 2025

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Awarded02 Feb 2025
Value£100,000.00
SupplierAvord Limited
AgencyParliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Expires in 2y 3mo4y term, 44% elapsed
Awarded 2 Feb 2025Expires 1 Feb 2029

About

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman awarded a contract to Avord Limited for a penetration test management platform covering 10 accounts.

The contract included application administration, access to the platform and software updates (patches, upgrades, support, and maintenance), technical support via online email support during coverage hours, service management (client activation, security monitoring, change control, problem management, and escalation procedures), system administration (system configuration, deployment, support, monitoring, response, repair, tuning, and capacity planning), and data backup and retention with three backups of client data.

The contract value was £100,000.

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