Award GB CF

Smart and Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Technical Services

DESNZ

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: DESNZ
Supplier: Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited

named in the award notice
Value: £3.7M

covers more than the cyber work
Awarded: 2 May 2024

the award date on the notice
End date: 1 May 2026

expected
First published: 29 May 2024

last seen 29 May 2024

What the buyer published

The SSES programme requires a range of services to be delivered, by a blended pool of subject matter experts with sector knowledge, including:

Business and technical architecture design
Development of technical standards to deliver interoperability
Development of detailed technical requirements to feed into programme deliverables
Analysis and planning on implementation of technical frameworks
Technical analysis and assurance of proposals put forward by internal and external stakeholders

On cyber security aspects, the Programme requires access to technical advisors to support policy development and service design in three core outcomes:

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History of this contract

An empty stage is useful. For example, no tender stage usually means the buyer used a framework or gave the contract directly.

◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date 1 May 2026, expected

Why we call this Governance, risk and audit

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

Governance, risk and audit Certification, audit, risk assessment or advice on how security is run, such as ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials or CAF.

Cyber inside a bigger contract A named cyber part inside a wider IT contract.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.