Penetration testing and security consultancy

Concepts

• inverness
• information technology
• forestry & land scotland
• scottish natural heritage
• penetration testing
• internal manual penetration testing
• ad hoc security consultancy services
• security consultancy
• consultants
• security policy framework

Location

Scotland:

Description

Scottish Natural Heritage (operating as 'NatureScot') wish to appoint one or more consultants to provide penetration testing and other ad hoc security consultancy services. The call-off contract(s) will be for 24 months initially, with the option to extend by a further 12 months.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract is also expected to be used by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) and the estimated contract value detailed below is based on combined contract spend by both NatureScot and FLS. Full details of the services required and evaluation criteria will be set out in a Statement of Requirements at Stage 2, but the three key areas are: - external/internal manual penetration testing, social engineering & firewall configuration/testing, PSN compliance - advice on ISO27001 (including GAP analysis etc.), BCP, security policy framework, Cyber Essentials / Plus review & certification - automated penetration testing. Additional information: All completed SPDs at Stage 1 must be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland portal. Please ensure you allow enough time to upload your response.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72222300 - Information technology services

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note that the contract value provided at Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 is an estimate only, and relates to a 36-month contract period (i.e. assumes that the contracts run for the maximum 36 months allowed, including the optional 12-month extension period). (SC Ref:651809)