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title: "Outsourcing of Risk - Assurance Review 2020/21 - IT Patching and Maintenance"
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# Outsourcing of Risk - Assurance Review 2020/21 - IT Patching and Maintenance

Buyer: NATIONAL SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-281185a4-dcc3-4bd2-8b46-35bbda8939d0

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b1873e9-0ad6-45c5-995e-41f6a83aa620 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £38,150 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,150 |
| 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 | NATIONAL SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1V 2QX |
| 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 | Pimlico North |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PWC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2020 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b1873e9-0ad6-45c5-995e-41f6a83aa620

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b1873e9-0ad6-45c5-995e-41f6a83aa620
  3rd September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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