List X / facility security clearance

The demand curve

Notices demanding it per 10,000 published, by year — rate-normalised so corpus growth never masquerades as demand. Complete years only.

The pale bars are 2025 onward. The Procurement Act went live on 24 February 2025 and changed how notices are written, so the step across that date is partly a change in convention and not only a change in demand. We have not measured how much of it is which, so please do not read this as a trend.

The receipts

Notices that demand it, and the sentence each demand was found in. Nothing is counted here without one.

• Application Development & Supportmandatory

  Defence Equipment and Support

  However, some apps may require libraries up to an including SECRET UK EYES ONLY meaning that the supplier will be required to hold Facility Security Clearance before contract award.

• Supply Chain Notice: Automated Access Control System (AACS)mandatory

  Ministry of Defence

  The Installer shall hold List X status and Personnel must be a minimum of SC cleared with a number of DV cleared Personnel.

• JES/00141 - UW Supportmandatory

  Ministry of Defence (Defence Equipment & Support)

  Prospective suppliers will be required to hold List X status at Contract Award.

• 19-15 Print Management Services (Contracts Finder Notice)mandatory

  University of Wolverhampton

  Lot 1 and Lot 2 The Tenderer must hold FSC accreditation

• Truro Pontoonsmandatory

  CORNWALL COUNCIL

  Decking must be sustainably sourced and FSC accredited, preferably hard wood.

• ESND - Provision of Electronic Counter Measures (ECM)

  Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

  Engagement is requested from UK companies that hold UK List X status and who are currently manufacturing next generation ECM equipment at a technology readiness level (TRL) of 8 (TRL 8 – actual technology completed and qualified through test and demonstration).

• TRINITY Design and SI Competition - The Authority will procure a Design and System Integration Delivery (DSID) partner for a maximum of 9 years (5+2+1+1), covering the development of a through life detailed technical design for a deployable WAN to suit portable and military vehicle variants. The contract scope will also include the management of changes to the designs, service management, system integration activities to deliver an operable system, and the possible supply of some or all of the components required to provide the capability for each of the variants. The appointed Contractor will be required to produce system and sub-system designs for the operation of the Deployable WAN capability, and also provide an operating system. At the Authority’s discretion, the Contractor will either supply some or all of the components in accordance with the approved designs. Any components not supplied by the Contractor will be procured by the Authority via a second procurement stage, at the end of the design phase. Upon delivery of the components the DSID Contractor will integrate all variants into an operable solution. The DSID Contractor will then provide an on-going service to evolve the solution as new technology is identified, or changes are requested by users. The scope of the contract will also include the provision of a System Design Authority Service and Service Management activities, and the possibility for the Authority to procure resource on a call off basis for the completion of additional tasks supporting the Trinity programme This procurement is exempt from the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) pursuant to Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR in order to protect the essential security interests of the UK.  The obligations, rights and remedies under the PCR and/or DSPCR therefore do not apply to this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to incorporate a Security Aspects Letter into the contract, in addition to other security related Terms and Conditions. The Authority also reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific proactive markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. Those suppliers which are successfully down selected should have List X or Provisional List X status by Contract Award. The Authority reserves the right not to take forward any Applicants who do not hold List X or Provisional List X status by the point of Contract Award. Please note the estimated contract value stated in this DCN covers the initial 5 year contract period plus all possible extensions, and the possible supply of the components

  Battlefield Tactical Communications Systems, Stategic Command, Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence

  Those suppliers which are successfully down selected should have List X or Provisional List X status by Contract Award.

• Supply of Commercial Satellite Imagery and Elevation Data

  UK Strategic Command, Commercial - Ministry of Defence

  The contract will involve aspects that require the Contractor site to be granted a Facility Security Clearance (FSC) by its National/Designated Security Authority.

• S&MOCB/8005 - Supply & Maintenance of a Deployable Operations ISO Container

  Ministry of Defence, Ships, Salvage and Marine Operations (S&MO)

  The Authority require a UK List X supplier to deliver this requirement.

• Provision of Data Storage List X

  Ministry of Defence : Ministry of Defence

  Provision of Data Storage List X

• The Supply and In-Service Support for Reconnaissance and Exploitation Team (RET)

  Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT)

  There will be a requirement to operate this contract from a List X facility, therefore if not already List X you will be expected to achieve this accreditation by 31 October 2019.

• Project KOPPLA

  Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other

  Successful tenderers will need to be able to achieve List X prior to contract commencement status due to the cryptographic material associated with Typhoon.

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