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BE24204 - NIS Delivery Cyber Security Programme Support
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £145,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 6 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 6 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 6 Feb 2025
- Region
- Any region
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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** This is an awarded contract against RM6126 Research and Insights and not a call for Competition**
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are seeking to appoint a supplier to assist in the delivery of a feasibility plan and business case for a cyber delivery unit to support the Department's work under the Security of Network & Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations) for the oil and upstream gas energy subsectors.
The proposed NIS Delivery Unit will provide:
- Dedicated cyber programme staff and inspectors
- A model to deliver inspections on Operators of Essential Service (OES) under NIS Regulations
- Support guidance development
- OES feedback
- Cross-industry engagement
The aim of the unit is to provide assurance to government and enhance compliance and cyber resilience across the Operators of Essential Services in Oil and Upstream Gas subsectors.
This feasibility plan and business case will look at potential operating structures of the unit, resource requirements and estimated start-up and running costs with the aim of forming the basis for a fully scoped and costed unit.
Aims and Objectives
The project will deliver a feasibility plan and business case for the potential new unit including resourcing requirements, costing for setup and viable delivery models.
Feasibility Study
The successful supplier will:
- Research and evaluate different delivery models, then articulate a cost-effective approach by which the NIS Delivery Unit can be a vehicle for implementing NIS in the Oil and Upstream Gas subsectors. A key deliverable will include but is not limited to holistic conceptual model comprising the technical, economic and regulatory implications matched to HMG cyber ambitions.
- Enable DESNZ to explore and evaluate different models for improving regulator capacity and decide on which ones to take forward into a business case.
Business Case
The successful supplier will:
- Develop a detailed business case on 3 models identified during the feasibility stage.
- Conduct a Handover of a completed, and fully costed business case to DESNZ to support decision making on how best to improve regulator capacity via a new delivery model.
- The business case will include a risk management framework so that the Authority can continuously monitor and address new risks when they arise.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72000000 72200000 72220000 73000000 79000000 79400000 79410000 79411000
- 72221000 73200000 79400000 79411100
04/ History
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- 6 Feb 2025Contract notice
Contract notice published 6 February 2025.
Release 536e98c3-18e9-4dde-ad6f-2152c84c07d5
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05/ Limits
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06/ Questions
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