Notice Information
Notice Title
Cyber Incident Response Partner Service
Notice Description
To enable Defra Group to secure an NCSC assured (to the enhanced level) Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Partner capable of delivering expert-level reactive support in the event of a significant cyber security incident.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Call-off Contract awarded via RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS and run through the Authority's eProcurement System.
Options: 1. Post-incident policy review or procedural recommendations
2. Staff Development based on Lessons Learned
3. Playbook reviews
4. Scenario based testing or simulation exercises
5. Threat workshops
6. Configuration reviews
7. Pre-mortems and risk stress testing
8. PAN testing
9. Cyber exercising
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d0ba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030301-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £96,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- 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
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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