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title: "GovAssure 3rd Party Assurance Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ea88"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS"
published: "2025-03-07"
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# GovAssure 3rd Party Assurance Services

Buyer: HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ea88

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## Summary

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "GovAssure 3rd Party Assurance Services". This contract, falling under the industry category of Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV code: 72220000), invited bids to provide 3rd Party Assurance services for the GovAssure Process steps 4 and 5, to assess HMRC's cyber assurance against a proportionate CAF threat profile. The procurement followed a limited process without prior publication of a call for competition and was governed by the Cyber Security Services 3 Framework RM3764.3. The final contract, valued at £720,000, was awarded to C3IA Solutions Limited and signed on 20th February 2025. The procurement was aimed at securing services important for the UK region to improve critical national infrastructure and business-critical systems' cyber assurance.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specializing in cyber security and technical consultancy, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality assurance services. The contract emphasised criteria such as Quality/Technical (50%), Price (40%), and Social Value (10%), indicating a strong preference for excellent and cost-effective solutions that deliver additional societal benefits. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) especially those engaged in cyber security services, could be well-suited to compete for similar tenders, given that seven out of eight bids received were from SMEs. Successful bidders can leverage this opportunity to establish or reinforce their reputation within the public sector and broaden their service offerings to other governmental bodies.

## Notice

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), hereafter referred to as the Authority, are inviting bids for 3rd Party Assurance services of the GovAssure Process steps 4 and 5. This will enable HMRC to accurately assess its level of cyber assurance for their critical national infrastructure and business critical systems against a proportionate CAF threat profile, highlighting priority areas for improvement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), hereafter referred to as the Authority, are inviting bids for 3rd Party Assurance services of the GovAssure Process steps 4 and 5. This will enable HMRC to accurately assess its level of cyber assurance for their critical national infrastructure and business critical systems against a proportionate CAF threat profile, highlighting priority areas for improvement.

### Procurement Information

Cyber Security Services 3 Framework RM3764.3

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008353-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £720,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | C3IA SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2025 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008353-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hmrc.gov.uk
- http://www.hmrcsupportsapariba@hmrc.gov.uk

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