Published date: 21 November 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£20,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

MT218146

Published date

21 November 2019

Closing date

12 December 2019

Contract start date

2 January 2020

Contract end date

1 January 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to specify Ofqual's requirements in order to appoint a UKAS-accredited certification body to carry out the stage one and stage two assessments required for certification against ISO 27001, and subsequent annual assessments for the duration of the contract.
Ofqual has been working to develop an effective Information Security Management System mapped to the controls identified in ISO 27002. As this work has progressed the organisation has decided to seek certification against the ISO 27001 standard. This contract is intended to cover the initial certification, and up to two annual assessments during the 3 years of certification.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nasir Makda

Address

Earlsdon Park
53-55 Butts Rd
Coventry
CV1 3BH
England

Telephone

+44 2476716830

Email

procurement@ofqual.gov.uk

Website

http://ofqual.gov.uk