Published date: 20 August 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 July 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£2,466,950

Procurement reference

TRN 5134/06/2021

Published date

20 August 2021

Closing date

9 July 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

6 August 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021, gives the Government new powers to screen investment, investigate and intervene in mergers, acquisitions and other deals that could threaten UK national security. The Investment Security Unit (ISU) a new operational unit in BEIS is responsible for managing the new regime created by the NSI Act. The ISU needs an IT system that can deliver three main requirements: 1) a public facing online portal into which acquirers/businesses submit notification as required under the NS&I Act. 2) a case management system (CMS) to enable the smooth handling of high volume of case work within statutory deadlines, to ensure good workflow management, and provide management information. 3) ability to work at SECRET, given the volume of commercially sensitive information being notified to Government, and the national security judgements that will be made on this information. An outsourced team is required to deliver Private Beta and commence Public Beta phase for the Investment Security Unit (ISU) digital notification and case management system to be available in public beta by end December 2021.

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Award information

Awarded date

6 August 2021

Contract start date

6 August 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£2,466,950

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Acubed IT Solutions Limited

Address

25 Cirrus Drive, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 9FL

Reference

Companies House number: 12285965

Value of contract

£2,466,950

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mini Krishnan

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

mini.krishnan@beis.gov.uk