Official UK procurement notice
Cyber Security Tooling and Capabilities
Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRFI for Cyber Security Tooling and Capabilities
CPV: IT software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
- Authority reference
W201511- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051886- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published28 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
- Market engagement12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
NHSBSA require specific support for a strategically important area of NHS Cyber Security Tooling and Capabilities. As part of the new DSPT/CAF (cyber assessment framework) requirements the NHSBSA has stood up the Cyber Security Improvement Project. This aims to improve upon our existing security controls/policies and procedures. The scope of which includes all aspects of CAF in relation to our estate and other security audits we undertake.
To achieve the above objectives, we are aiming to procure several tools across the security space to drive improvement. The exact nature of this is not yet defined as there are multiple business needs to consider and further insight into the supply market required. Hence, the aim of this market engagement is to help inform our strategy and areas of priority.
To access the RFI documentation, please register an account on ATAMIS, the NHSBSA Health Family Single eCommercial System, as per the link below.
atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
The opportunity will appear on the live opportunities page.
The title and reference will be 'W201511 [Pre-Proc] NHS Cyber Security Tooling and Capabilities'.
Reference number is C385161
All communication will be managed using the Messaging system via Atamis. If there are any service issues, please speak to the Atamis service desk in the first instance.
Otherwise please contact our team:
- Tender notice expected357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Aug 2025, 11:45 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender