Official UK procurement notice
Cyber Incident Response Partner Service
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo enable Defra Group to secure an NCSC assured (to the enhanced level) Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Partner capable of delivering expert-level reactive support in the event of a significant cyber security incident.
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Call-off Contract awarded via RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS and run through…Awarded
Call-off Contract awarded via RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS and run through the Authority's eProcurement System.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 13:41 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030301- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected217 days ago24 Mar 2026
- Notice published209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.