Published date: 14 October 2020

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


Closing: 14 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,580,000

Procurement reference

701024381

Published date

14 October 2020

Closing date

14 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 October 2020

Contract end date

14 September 2022

Contract type

Supply 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 Army Cyber Risk (inadequate resilience) impacts the freedom of the Army at home and away, in barracks and on active deployments and exercises, as a TLB and as a lever of national power. At sub-threshold, the Army is under attack from a variety of actors who seek to undermine, disrupt and embarrass it. The risk is real, significant, evolving and needs treating through 1) technological protection, principally funded by the MOD Cyber Programme, 2) a whole force cultural change through the Army Security Culture work, and 3) through the upskilling of specialist All Arms digital professionals. It will take some years before the Initial and Subsequent Trade Training begins to address the latter; the Army needs to address the skills gap now. A near term training-focused intervention will directly contribute to improving Army cyber resilience.

The Army Defence Cyber Operations was identified as high risk on the Capability Audit 19, and in 2018, CDS Defence Support (CDS) was contracted to deliver a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) for Level 2 (L2) Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) training and a Formal Change Request (FCR) was raised. The (then) Information Systems and Services (ISS) Cyber Delivery Team was unable to cost a non-equipment centric FCR and in Mar 19 Army CEMA gained approval to deliver aspects of the TNA.

This requirement will provide students access to training networks/hubs to retain and develop network security and cyber skills.

Award information

Awarded date

6 October 2020

Contract start date

14 October 2020

Contract end date

14 September 2022

Total value of contract

£2,580,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Capita Business Services Limited

Address

1st Floor
Reading Bridge House
George Street
Reading
RG1 8LS

Reference

Companies House number: 2081330

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

D Info Commercial, IDL 1, Blenheim Bldg
Army HQ
Andover
SP11 8HJ
England

Email

pauline.hewish662@mod.gov.uk