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title: "CERT. IS Cyber Capability Improvement"
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# CERT. IS Cyber Capability Improvement

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-278b1bcf-2fb4-4e5e-98b9-6129e5089a3b

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has completed a procurement process for the project titled "CERT. IS Cyber Capability Improvement" in the services category. The contract value is £50,000 GBP, with the tender period ending on 11th November 2022. The contract period is from 9th December 2022 to 31st March 2023. The buying organisation is seeking business change and development support to assist CERT.IS in attaining SIM3 accreditation by improving their processes and maturity levels.

This tender opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that provide IT services consultancy, software development, and internet support. Businesses with expertise in supporting organisations to achieve accreditation and maturity improvements in the IT services sector would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method adopted is an open procedure below threshold, providing SMEs a chance to contribute their capabilities to aid CERT.IS in reaching Trusted Introducer status and enhancing their cyber capability.

## Notice

Provide business change and development support in order to assist CERT.IS to attain SIM3 accreditation with the aim of reaching Trusted Introducer status by early 2023. Support will include assistance to develop and codify their processes, improving maturity from baseline scores to help reach a state that will pass audit.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2e53a9-c4a8-4fc0-9103-71646a4f855d |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 9 Dec 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON, |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2022 at 16:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2e53a9-c4a8-4fc0-9103-71646a4f855d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2e53a9-c4a8-4fc0-9103-71646a4f855d
  8th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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