Notice Information
Notice Title
Cyber Observatory
Notice Description
The Scottish Government's (SG) Digital Directorate, through the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3), expects there to be an ongoing need to design and develop a Cyber Observatory. This contract is to appoint a service provider to design and develop the cyber observatory, a capability to enhance Scotland's cyber security resilience by providing timely insights, ensuring data-driven decision making and fostering collaboration.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3) sits within the Digital Directorate in the National Cyber Security and Resilience Division along with the Cyber Resilience Unit (Scotland wide policy and strategy) and the Scottish Government's Cyber Security Unit. SC3 has a centralised co-ordination responsibility to ensure that the Scottish Public sector is as secure and cyber resilient as it can be. The SC3 Strategic Plan identifies five workstreams which underpin the deliverables and ambitions of the centre: threat intelligence, incident coordination, vulnerability management, cyber exercising, and standards and insights. The SC3 Strategic plan was published in September 2024, setting out the aspirations of centre over the coming years: Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3 Strategic Plan 2024- 2027) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). One of SC3's core services is its Standards and Insights function, which plays a pivotal role in enhancing Scotland's cyber resilience. The effectiveness of SC3, and the value it delivers, depends on its ability to accurately assess and understand the sector's cyber resilience posture. This insight is essential for shaping and applying proportionate security frameworks and standards that help organisations strengthen their cyber defences. To further enhance this capability, SC3 plans to design and develop the Cyber Observatory. The Observatory will be a technical resource aimed at improving visibility of cyber risks, identifying emerging threats, and enabling data-driven decision-making. This initiative will reinforce SC3's commitment to delivering impactful, evidence-based interventions that support a more cyber-resilient Scotland. The remit of SC3 expands to around 180 public sector bodies in Scotland. As such, it is envisaged that the Cyber Observatory will provide SC3 with capability to effectively manage and maintain the relationships and interactions with stakeholders across the Scottish Public Sector. We therefore currently anticipate there to be 3 over-arching user types within the Observatory: As requirements are refined, there will be a need for more granular role based access control for individual and group user roles within these user types. The Cyber Observatory will be designed as a technical solution capable of ingesting, storing, and processing relevant cybersecurity indicators from all public sector organisations in a structured and dynamic manner. It will also manage organisational information, including security contacts and group memberships. This solution will provide a comprehensive, realtime view of the cyber resilience and maturity of Scotland's public sector. Additionally, its analytical and reporting capabilities will support real-time assessments, organisation-specific analysis and the production of summary reports or targeted briefs, tailored to both routine and urgent operational requirements.. Direct Award Call-Off from Crown Commercial Service framework reference RM1557.14 - G-Cloud 14
Options: The contract has 2 x 12 month extension periods The contract specification allows for ad-hoc additional work to be undertaken via statements of work as required
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000806224
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536541
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- david.rogerson2@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536541
Cyber Observatory - The Scottish Government's (SG) Digital Directorate, through the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3), expects there to be an ongoing need to design and develop a Cyber Observatory. This contract is to appoint a service provider to design and develop the cyber observatory, a capability to enhance Scotland's cyber security resilience by providing timely insights, ensuring data-driven decision making and fostering collaboration.
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