Published date: 23 November 2023

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


Closing: 16 October 2023, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

BS1 6PN

Value of contract

£13,400

Procurement reference

17/02/1240

Published date

23 November 2023

Closing date

16 October 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

27 November 2023

Contract end date

20 January 2024

Contract type

Service 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

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) wishes to procure a supplier to conduct an independent assurance review of PINS assessment of One system returns against the National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Assessment Framework.

Following PINS completing a self-assessment of One system against an appropriate government profile (baseline or enhanced) under the National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Assessment Framework, a supplier will conduct an assessment of the department's systems in scope, assessing the completed self-assessment and provided evidence to author a final report stating whether PINS meets the assigned government profile against the systems in scope.

Scope of requirement

The following is included in scope for the supplier. The selected supplier will be responsible for delivering the following:

Attending a planning meeting between the Supplier and The Planning Inspectorate to set out review approach, ways of working and review logistics;

The completion of an Independent assessment of The Planning Inspectorate self-assessments, on WebCAF, (Web Cyber Assessment Framework) against the appropriate Government profile against the (CAF) Cyber Assessment Framework;

Access to the evidence and information referenced in The Planning Inspectorate self-assessment;

Holding interviews with key stakeholders (e.g. The Planning Inspectorate cyber team and system team) to help inform content of the final report;

The development of a final technical report, based on the Independent Assessment of The Planning Inspectorate self-assessment on WebCAF, agreed between the supplier, The Planning Inspectorate and Government Security Group.

The following is not in scope for the supplier;

Providing cyber implementation services to The Planning Inspectorate self-assessments, on WebCAF;

The development of the targeted improvement plan;

Conducting a GovAssure review on further systems out of the scope for The Planning Inspectorate GovAssure review;

To discuss or agree what CAF profile systems going through GovAssure will be measured against;

To provide non-data driven decisions or speculative recommendations on what The Planning Inspectorate should do to mitigate cyber risk
Please provide your written proposal using the 'proposal template' provided in Annex B, clearly setting out how you meet the evaluation criteria included in the Section 4.



The proposal template includes a section for each of the criteria being evaluated. In the template, please also declare any known or perceived conflicts of interest with any employees or contractors of the Planning Inspectorate.



Where to send your Written Proposal Annex B and Pricing Proposal Annex A



Your written proposal and pricing proposal must be submitted to tenders@planninginspectorate.gov.uk no later than Monday 16 October 2023 - 16:00 hours. Written proposals and pricing received after this deadline will not be accepted.
 

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Award information

Awarded date

22 November 2023

Contract start date

27 November 2023

Contract end date

20 January 2024

Total value of contract

£13,400

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ARCULUS LIMITED

Address

28 Fourth Avenue
HOVE
East Sussex
BN3 2PJ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 13158390

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Temple Quay House,2 the Square Temple Quay
BRISTOL
BS16PN
England

Email

Procurement@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/planning-inspectorate