Published date: 21 January 2022

This notice was replaced on 28 March 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£990,000

Procurement reference

tender_296002/1032332

Published date

21 January 2022

Closing date

22 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The City of London Corporation is looking to contract for Cyber Resilience Centre Consultancy as part of the NPCC National Cybercrime Programme.

The provision of consultancy services for the Cyber Resilience Centre programme from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023 is to build upon the existing and previous contracts in the programme to continue to develop the 8 established CRCs, to establish the centre in London and the relaunch of the North West centre to cover the remaining force areas in that region and to establish the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Company.

The chosen supplier will provide commercial marketing, business development and media engagement to provide strategic commercial support and growth to the centres. Corporate Governance and risk management is essential as well as Financial Management and Performance management support to the centres. Engagement with national and multi-national companies and developing partnerships and collaborations at a national and regional level is required.

A key element of the programme is Student Services. It is essential to further the strategic development of the centralised student services provision and training programme which will include university and student engagement and brand development.

The services will be delivered in-person and remotely and the supplier must be able to implement all strategies and deliver all training by the end of the initial contract period.

The duration of the contract is 12 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 24 further months on a year by year basis. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 36 months.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please note that this procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system www.capitalesourcing.com.

Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below.

The estimated total value of the contract exclusive of VAT is stated in the Summary Information section of this notice and is for the entire contract duration, including all optional extensions, together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. Therefore the annual estimated contract value is £330,000 ex. VAT for the purpose of financial check.

The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_ COL_ 19982 or itt_COL_15466. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.

The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires.

The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators.

The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

About the buyer

Address

The Mayor and Commonality and Citizens of the City of London, City of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

loredana.sandu@cityoflondon.gov.uk