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Host, manage, maintain and running of The National Security Vetting System

Compliance software development services
Industry specific software development services
London (UKI)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cabinet Office: "Host, manage, maintain and running of The National Security Vetting System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCabinet OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 20 active published awards; 7 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCabinet Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
Last source update1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCompliance software development services, Industry specific software development services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ec35
What is being bought
This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to the provisions of services to host, manage, maintain and run Cabinet Office's UK Security Vetting (UKSV) Agency's National Security Vetting System (NSVS). This is a direct award for the services provided by the incumbent in the running of the existing NSVS system, which is a critical security system used by HMG and a significant component of this legacy system's IP is owned by the incumbent. The NSVS system sits in a highly secured accredited environment. This legacy system is about 10 years old and is in need of transformation. The transformation programme to develop a new vetting system is separately being looked at by UKSV.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to the provisions of services to host, manage, maintain and run Cabinet Office's UK Security Vetting (UKSV) Agency's National Security Vetting System (NSVS). This is a direct award for the services provided by the incumbent in the running of the existing NSVS system, which is a critical security system used by HMG and a significant component of this legacy system's Intellectual Property (IP) is owned by the incumbent. The NSVS system sits in a highly secured accredited environment. This legacy system is about 10 years old and is in need of transformation. The transformation programme to develop a new vetting system is separately being looked at by UKSV. NSVS is faced by highly sophisticated attacks conducted by nation-states with near-limitless resources. A complex set of specific requirements are needed to help keep NSVS (and more importantly the vetting data that it holds) safe and secure, which are being developed as part of the planning for a replacement system and service. The current system is held in a high trust environment in the MoD estate, accredited to a set of standards set by the UK Government's National Technical Authorities including the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA, formerly CPNI). The system is subject to monitoring and access control procedures that are conducted by the MoD, tailored to the configuration of the NSVS system and platform. The National Security Vetting System (NSVS) was built by the incumbent, who was consequently awarded the contract to host, manage, maintain and run NSVS. Built around its predecessor, NSVS was launched into service in 2015. The current contract includes the NSVS service provision and management approach, underpinned by their delivery model below. The NSVS service comprises the following features: ● Service governance; ● In service management; ● Service desk; ● Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL shared services); ● Data centres; ● Hosting services and event management; ● Security Operations Centre monitoring; ● Application management; ● Management of change. In addition, the new contract provides enhanced performance management and reporting, clear exit obligations and a value for money commercial model. These new provisions will mean that the UKSV transformation programme can open up options for a long-term replacement solution for NSVS.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Aug 2023, 17:46 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · £0
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
CGI IT UK Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£0 · signed 1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Cabinet Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-8358
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  • Cabinet Office
    buyer

    70 Whitehall, LONDON, UKI32, SW1A2AS
    commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

  • CGI IT UK Limited
    supplier

    London, UKI

  • Public Procurement Review Service
    reviewBody

    London
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
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Procedure rationaleNSVS is the only IT platform available to process requests for national security vetting that meets the requirements of both UKSV and its customers. UKSV is an important apparatus protecting the UK from attack by ensuring that suitably qualified people are appropriately vetted during the appointment process. A surge in demand caused by the war in Ukraine and a backlog due to Covid-19 placed increased pressure on the system which has delayed any meaningful transformation work. Cabinet Office has resumed work on transformation but it is not practically possible for a replacement system for NSVS, supplied by an economic operator other than the incumbent, to be procured and operational in time for the expiry of the current contract in February 2024 because: • there are no suitable commercial off the shelf products available that would support a quick re-procurement exercise; • replacing the incumbent with another supplier would mean replicating a very specific set of security controls and building a new environment to manage that complexity, which cannot be done before February 2024; and • The incumbent owns essential intellectual property that interfaces with another supplier's software and systems. Any new supplier would need to build a similar interface solution to connect to multiple sources and translate data into suitable formats for the rest of the system to process which would require a considerable length of time.