Published date: 25 March 2022

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


Closing: 12 January 2022, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

SW1H 0ET

Value of contract

£68,000.04

Procurement reference

PS21262

Published date

25 March 2022

Closing date

12 January 2022

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

24 February 2022

Contract end date

31 May 2022

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?

Yes

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 Framework.

Brief Description of Requirement:
To summarise, we require specialist cyber security, business analysis, stakeholder engagement and device assurance scheme design capabilities to:

• Review current device assurance arrangement for Smart Metering. The review should include:

- Detailed engagement with BEIS, SSC and NCSC to capture key stakeholder views on the current scheme, what is working well and how it can be improved. We would expect the work to identify the key strategic drivers, priorities and challenges of the scheme.

- An assessment of the efficacy of the current approach in supporting the wider requirements, and continued evolution, of the smart meter security architecture. A particular focus of this element of the work will be managing change (both in terms of new operational requirements and evolving security requirements that impact device assurance).

- Review and analyse feedback received as part of the recent SSC survey (which will be provided to the successful contractor).

- Review other relevant assurance (both national and international) schemes to assess if lessons can be learned This aspect of the work should also include an assessment of the applicability of the NCSC's Principles Based Assurance approach.

- Review of the current governance approach for device assurance within the wider context of its role in supporting the Smart Metering ecosystem, including risk-based decision making, assurance maintenance, re-certification of devices and the operational aspects of the scheme.

• Produce a final report for NCSC, BEIS and SSC, summarising how the current scheme is supporting the requirements of smart metering, its ability to accommodate changes to the scheme and setting out actionable recommendations for improvement
and evolution.

• Present findings in a summarised version at various stakeholder meetings

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

25 February 2022

Contract start date

24 February 2022

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Total value of contract

£68,000.04

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED

Address

30 Fenchurch Street
EC3M 3BD
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04757301

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FL
England

Email

ProfessionalServices@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk