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title: "SPS-02269 - SPS IT Health Check and Cyber Essentials Framework Agreement"
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# SPS-02269 - SPS IT Health Check and Cyber Essentials Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02269-sps-it-health-check-and-cyber-essentials-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Prison Service: "SPS-02269 - SPS IT Health Check and Cyber Essentials Framework Agreement". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service-GB-FTS-68977)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02269-sps-it-health-check-and-cyber-essentials-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02269-sps-it-health-check-and-cyber-essentials-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02269-sps-it-health-check-and-cyber-essentials-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b#participate

## Description
The SPS requires Suppliers to deliver on‑site IT Health Check Services, including internal and external penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and security assessments across its networks, systems and data centres, with clear reporting and remediation guidance. The Framework Agreement may also be used for related ad‑hoc IT security work.
This Framework Agreement shall be made up of up to three competent Suppliers who shall be responsible for carrying out annual IT Health Checks (ITHC) to maintain accreditation to PSN(P) and also carry out Cyber Essentials+ (CE+) accreditation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The SPS shall commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057583-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T12:48:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:56:03.349Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b81b