How to win: Provision of Penetration Testing Services for the Department for Transport

About this contract

Department for Transport (DfT) requires a Contract for the provision of Penetration Testing Services for DfT's Digital Systems and hardware to provide security assurance and remediation advice to address any security vulnerabilities found. DfT is particularly keen on the inclusion of an automated testing solution to supplement manual testing and is keen to understand the market capability in regard to this.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Transport scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 6 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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