Published date: 19 September 2023

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


Closing: 31 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Security software development services - 72212730

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£105,000

Procurement reference

23-D-05

Published date

19 September 2023

Closing date

31 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

As part of the ongoing digital transformation in NS&I, we have started to introduce new modern digital services for our staff including Microsoft 365 (M365, contract Ref# 22-D-05). This will bring material business benefits in efficiency and collaboration within our business as well as across Government and with third-party partners.

As M365 is an externally hosted, cloud-based service there is a requirement for the M365 "Tenant" to be monitored by a security operations centre (SOC) which will identify any malicious activity, indicators of compromise and investigate any activity of this nature.

When the activity to establish this service began in May 2023, the original design intent was for security monitoring to be provided by either Atos (as incumbent) or IBM (as incoming supplier of the new NS&I integration CSMS platform.) However, following advice from the NS&I Enterprise Design Authority (EDA) it was agreed to keep the NS&I Corporate functions and new retail platforms physically and commercially separate at this time.
It is best practice to maintain independence of the SOC from the M365 supplier.

Award information

Awarded date

31 August 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Total value of contract

£105,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SIX DEGREES TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED

Address

Birmingham Road
STUDLEY
Warwickshire
B80 7BG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03036806

Value of contract

£105,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Whellans

Address

20 Great Smith Street
Sanctuary Buildings
London
SW1P 3BT
United Kingdom

Telephone

07779 778 253

Email

rachel.whellans@nsandi.com