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Outsourcing of Risk - Assurance Review 2020/21 - IT Patching and Maintenance

NATIONAL SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS

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03 Sep 2020 at 11:10

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Savings & Investments (NS&I) is conducting a public procurement process titled "Outsourcing of Risk - Assurance Review 2020/21 - IT Patching and Maintenance," focusing on the auditing services industry. This process is currently in the award stage, with a contract value of £38,150. The contract period is set to commence on 1st October 2020 and will conclude on 31st January 2021. The tender for this project concluded on 24th August 2020, and the main delivery address is located in London, SW1V 2QX, England. The procurement method used for this process was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in auditing services, particularly those with expertise in IT patch management. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the process has identified them as suitable contenders. Firms that possess relevant experience in IT services, risk management, or compliance audits would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, contributing to their growth and expanding their service offerings in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Outsourcing of Risk - Assurance Review 2020/21 - IT Patching and Maintenance

Notice Description

NS&I has an outsourced customer servicing model which, in addition, provides IT and infrastructure services. These services are provided to NS&I by Atos. As part of this agreement Atos are responsible for maintaining and keeping up to date the servers and software used by both their own sales processing and customer servicing teams, and by NS&I staff. IT patching is split into two main areas: * Patching of the server estate used to service operations, overseen by NS&I's IS and Information Assurance team; * Patching of security vulnerability overseen by the IT Security team. NS&I wishes to appoint a suitable firm to conduct a review of Atos's patch management. The scope of this review will focus on the management of server estate patching and will exclude security vulnerabilities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-281185a4-dcc3-4bd2-8b46-35bbda8939d0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b1873e9-0ad6-45c5-995e-41f6a83aa620
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£38,150 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,150 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20205 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS
Contact Name
Jamie Thomas
Contact Email
jamie.thomas@nsandi.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1V 2QX
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Pimlico North
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PWC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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