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title: "ID&T Cyber Security Assurance Contractor"
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# ID&T Cyber Security Assurance Contractor

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96a1a9e5-27e4-4991-81e8-f44b09ded177

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), headquartered in London, has recently awarded a contract titled "ID&T Cyber Security Assurance Contractor" within the IT services category. This selective procurement was conducted under a call-off from a framework agreement. The awarded tender addresses the need for cyber security assurance for Identity and Trust Services over a 24-month period, starting from 9th September 2024 to 9th September 2026. The contract encompasses multiple locations including the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and the Rest of the World. The total contract value is £607,200, and the procurement concluded with an award date of 5th August 2024.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in IT consulting, software development, and cyber security services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in security architecture, consultancy, and penetration testing are well-suited to compete for this kind of work. Additionally, businesses adept at providing comprehensive digital and security solutions that meet high-level service outcomes will find this contract appealing. The involvement of Cyber Security Specialists Ltd as the successful supplier highlights the potential for SMEs to secure substantial government contracts, thereby enhancing their market presence and capabilities.

## Notice

The Contracting Authority is seeking to put in place a 24-month Contract that provides for the provision of an Augmented Resource to deliver Cyber Security assurance across multiple teams. At a high-level the resource is required to augment teams to support ongoing activity in Identity and Trust Services (ID&T) to deliver specific digital outcomes, which will require specific digital capabilities and capacity. The Contracting Authority requires resources with the skills and experience to deliver a suite of high-level service outcomes, accompanied with generic cyber security services as follows: - Consultancy and Advice: o Provide security architecture advice to the product delivery squads in ID&T, blending security, technical (public cloud development and architecture) and behavioural (leadership and communication) skills. o Work with and advise the Lead Security Architect, and solution architects within ID&T and across the wider department to ensure that solutions are secure, consistent, strategically aligned, and interoperable. Actively participate in the ID&T Technical Forum, applying security architecture input to inform decisions and outcomes that apply across the ID&T development teams. o Identify and advise on the appropriate mitigations for cyber security risks within ID&T products and work with the department's Digital Security Risk Management (DSRM) teams to ensure solutions meet security and risk governance controls. Identify security issues in system architectures and provide advice and guidance on the risk impact of vulnerabilities in our existing and future designs and systems. o Demonstrate accountability for the security aspects of product architectures, contributing to product roadmaps and represent product designs at governance forums, providing clear communication of security architecture design and decision making, to gain approval to proceed with designs. o Identify new technologies and work with DWP Digital Design Authority (DDA) and broader security community to look at opportunities to exploit them in business areas. Ensure that solutions meet the Departmental Security Architecture standards, re-using patterns where possible, and support presentation of solutions to the Digital Design Authority (DDA) at various stages of the product development. - Penetration Testing and IT Health Check.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2248b209-a0e5-482e-a066-39f79c3bcf0d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2024 - 9 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £607,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £404,800 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| 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 | CYBER SECURITY SPECIALISTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2024 at 07:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2248b209-a0e5-482e-a066-39f79c3bcf0d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2248b209-a0e5-482e-a066-39f79c3bcf0d
  16th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b81360c6-c923-49c6-86c3-eb9ca1e936c0
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