Published date: 7 March 2017

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


Closing: 11 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £70,000

Procurement reference

CCCC16B02/2

Published date

7 March 2017

Closing date

11 January 2017

Contract start date

23 January 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

- Like much of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, the UK transport sector is a potential target for cyber-attacks. These may occur across the multitude of different systems and technologies that facilitate travel. There is scope for considerable economic and social disruption from malicious attacks, with the aviation sector in particular being a high profile and attractive target.

- While aviation industry response plans to cope with physical attacks are well understood, tested and exercised, the Authority's experience of running table top exercises with separate areas of industry indicate that response plans for cyber-attacks require further development. There is a need to understand what current and future planning looks like, and what support industry requires from government to make it more resilient to cyber-attack. In this respect the Authority invites bids to provide:
• A comprehensive report outlining the UK aviation industry's current capability and future plans to respond to a serious cyber incident, and what support is required from government. The report is to be based on consultation with key aviation industry stakeholders across the UK.
• A summary of the findings.
- The aims and objectives of the work are to:
• Inform the Authority of the state of incident response capability in the UK aviation industry, highlighting any particular weaknesses or gaps, focussing on pre-incident planning, incident response, and post-incident recovery;
• Outline the future direction of travel for response plans, and what support and advice industry requires from government, including the role it should play.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

23 January 2017

Contract start date

24 January 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Total value of contract

£54,960

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Helios

Address

29 Hercules Way
Aerospace Boulevard
AeroPark
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 6UU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

9th Floor, The Capital
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Email

customerops.communications@crowncommercial.gov.uk