Award GB FTS

Cable Landing Station Security Guidance

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. Combined from multiple notices.

Partnering opportunity. Work like this is usually won by a research or specialist organisation, not a cyber firm. A cyber firm can take part as a delivery partner to the winner.

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Supplier: Leading Management Services

taken from the supplier contact on the notice
Value: £92.4K

VAT basis not stated · GBP
Awarded: 27 Feb 2026

the award date on the notice
End date: 5 Jul 2026

expected
First published: 29 Dec 2025

last seen 4 Mar 2026

What the buyer published

Undersea cables carry 99%+ of the UK’s international internet traffic. These high-capacity data flows underpin the UK’s digital economy, national security, and global communications. Cable landing stations (CLS) are a critical part of the UK’s subsea telecommunication cable network, acting as the physical interface between undersea cables and terrestrial infrastructure. Due to their strategic importance, CLS are high-value targets for both physical and cyber threats. The Government is committed to strengthening the security of UK cable landing stations. To support this work, we intend to commission an accredited security consultancy to produce security guidance for CLS operators. This work will be jointly overseen by DSIT, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA). Deliverables:

Deliverable 1: Written guidance for cable landing station operators – one report setting out bespoke security guidance for CLS operators, that sets out technical protective security measures that operators should take, in a DSIT branded and editable format. Deliverable 2: A presentation on the guidance and its recommendations. Deliverable 3: An evidence compendium, setting out individual measures within the guidance and evidence in support of each measure, and identifying guidance or evidentiary gaps.

The buyer published this contract more than once.

We combine all notices into one record, so it only appears here once.

Notice	Published	Type	Stage
086209-2025	29 Dec 2025		planning
009476-2026	3 Feb 2026		other
009498-2026	3 Feb 2026	Tender notice	tender
009500-2026	3 Feb 2026	Tender notice	tender
019543-2026	4 Mar 2026	Award notice	award

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History of this contract

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● Planning on record

● Tender on record

● Award on record

● End date 5 Jul 2026, expected

Why this counts as cyber

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Bought on its own, as a separate contract The cyber work is a separate contract.

Other cyber work Research, guidance or evaluation work that needs cyber technical skill but is not a security service. Usually won by a research organisation; shown as a partnering opportunity.