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title: "Cyber Resilience of UK CNI Chemical Operators"
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# Cyber Resilience of UK CNI Chemical Operators

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6e

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade procured specialist cyber resilience consultancy for the UK chemical critical national infrastructure sector. The work is intended to design and deliver a sector-wide cyber resilience improvement programme, covering senior leadership engagement, cyber assurance, cyber maturity assessments, gap analysis, stakeholder engagement, and scalable tools and methodologies. It also supports operators in preparing for emerging regulatory requirements. The service category is research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000). Delivery covers the United Kingdom, for chemical operators and stakeholders across the sector. This is a central government requirement focused on improving organisational and sector-wide cyber resilience rather than supplying equipment or constructing physical infrastructure.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. There was one lot, which is complete, and PA Consulting Services Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £96,413.10 excluding VAT, or £115,695.72 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated and awarded as a consultancy service under a direct procurement route. The engagement covers the full cyber resilience improvement programme for the UK chemical critical national infrastructure sector, including assurance aligned with recognised frameworks such as the NCSC Cyber Resilience Audit scheme, maturity assessment, gap analysis and development of delivery tools.

This award shows demand from the Department for Business & Trade for specialist cyber resilience consultancy serving critical national infrastructure operators. A credible future supplier would need strong experience of designing and delivering improvement programmes across a regulated or high-consequence sector, with the ability to work credibly with senior leaders, operators and public-sector stakeholders. Relevant capability includes cyber assurance, maturity assessments, gap analysis and practical remediation planning, alongside knowledge of recognised frameworks such as the NCSC Cyber Resilience Audit scheme. Suppliers would also need to turn specialist advice into scalable tools, repeatable methodologies and sector-wide engagement. Experience supporting organisations through changing regulatory expectations would strengthen their position, as would the capacity to coordinate work across multiple chemical infrastructure operators and stakeholders.

## Notice

Provision of specialist cyber resilience consultancy services to design and deliver a cyber resilience improvement programme for the UK Chemical Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sector. The requirement includes senior leadership engagement, cyber assurance activities aligned to recognised frameworks including the NCSC Cyber Resilience Audit (CRA) scheme, cyber maturity assessments, gap analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the development of scalable tools and methodologies to strengthen sector-wide cyber resilience and support readiness for emerging regulatory requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082125-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £96,413 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 11:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082125-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082125-2026
  28th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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