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title: "Invitation to Tender - Supply Chain International Best Practice Research Project"
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# Invitation to Tender - Supply Chain International Best Practice Research Project

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e8f44cf-7dad-437a-ae04-a7fd64c6c0a2

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Invitation to Tender - Supply Chain International Best Practice Research Project" is being conducted by the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in London, United Kingdom. The tender was published on 8 December 2021, with a submission deadline of 5 January 2022. This project aims to assess how governments worldwide support organisations in developing cyber resilience, specifically addressing supply chain risks within the energy, chemicals, and space sectors. The contract will commence on 17 January 2022 and run until 13 May 2022, with a total value of £70,000. The procurement method used for this tender is an open procedure below threshold.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on research and consultancy, particularly those with expertise in cyber security and supply chain management within the specified sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this a suitable and profitable venture, as the project seeks to gather insights into best practices and policy development. Companies that can offer innovative solutions and insights into global cyber security measures will be well-positioned to compete successfully for this contract.

## Notice

This project aims to examine how governments internationally are supporting organisations to develop their cyber resilience by addressing supply chain risks across the energy, chemicals and space sectors and what is considered best practice (voluntary and regulatory) in terms of measures implemented. This work will give us a better understanding of the supply chain cyber security measures taken globally. The intermediate and final outputs will be used to inform our nascent partnership building initiatives and ensure that we can support the development of any energy, chemicals and space sector cyber security supply chain policy, and feed in our views for any cross-government supply chain approaches in the UK context. Throughout the project the following objectives should be addressed and evidenced: * To understand how governments internationally are enabling or supporting organisations to develop their cyber resilience by addressing cyber security supply chain risks across the energy (including operational technology), chemicals and space sectors. * To learn what is considered best policy practice (voluntary and regulatory) in either energy (including operational technology), chemicals and space supply chain practice, and identify possible policy options for us. * Learn what is considered best policy practice (voluntary and regulatory) in cyber security supply chain practice, where it is transferrable to the energy sector (including operational technology), chemicals and space sector. * Identify cyber security supply chain partnership delivery models and identify their success factors and barriers. * To inform and improve the delivery of our proposed cyber security supply chain code of practice and partnership. The project stages shall be detailed in the subsequent Invitation to Tender (ITT) however broadly open-source research will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of global cyber security supply chain measures in the energy, operational technology, chemicals and space sectors as well as exploring codes of practice / partnership within these sectors. The data gathered will then be analysed using qualitative and quantitative methods to produce the required outputs. The outputs will include a project report and recommendations, accompanying summary presentation, presentation for stakeholders, case studies on codes of practice / partnership and a database. BEIS will quality assure the outputs throughout the project and therefore, it may be necessary to make changes to deliverables based on this feedback. Additional information: For queries and documentation, please go to the Delta Procurement Portal linked to this notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/841de861-f583-4722-85b8-45eaa47f901f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Feb 2022 - 31 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RHEATECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2022 at 16:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/841de861-f583-4722-85b8-45eaa47f901f
- 8 Dec 2021 at 11:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b92fe84-c79b-4580-9784-058b1779778d
- 8 Dec 2021 at 11:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b92fe84-c79b-4580-9784-058b1779778d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/841de861-f583-4722-85b8-45eaa47f901f
  3rd February 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b92fe84-c79b-4580-9784-058b1779778d
  8th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/??notice-title??/AGF53MHQK5
  For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/??notice-title??/AGF53MHQK5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AGF53MHQK5 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/3e01c243-19ec-4869-a6fa-b32a44c9bba0

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AGF53MHQK5

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