Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 26 Jan 2022, 13:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED (Public body)

4 lotsServices
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UKUnited States (US)
Planned pipeline value£1,950,000total for 4 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Mar 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Grid is looking to continue to deliver and enhance their Threat & Risk Management capabilities and ensure the external services utilised are still relevant, providing the most value and strategic partners.

Operationally, it's key that National Grid achieve improved service delivery across the areas of security; including Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, and Risk Management teams. It is critical that all services can flex to meet our future needs whilst insuring stability in the current operating environment.

The required services, ranging from Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Digital Risk Management and Third Party Risk will be used to detect and respond to cyber threats and vulnerabilities outside the network perimeter and will enable protection, monitoring, and give early indication of security risks. This must be done according to regulated policies to maintain security of National Grid, its reputation, data, assets and to manage impact of security events affecting our third parties.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Threat IntelligencePlanned

A cyber threat intelligence feed including strategic and technical intelligence on threat actors and attack patterns. Intelligence should provide regular reporting to inform the Security team of changes to the threat landscape and new threats. The service must also enable integration with a Threat Intelligence Platform to enable automated actions.

Delivery listed: UK, United States (US)
Lot #2Vulnerability ManagementPlanned

An external vulnerability management service that detects vulnerabilities to National Grids externally facing assets through continuous assessment of the digital footprint. Such a service will detect exposed services, open ports, and vulnerabilities. Tactical reporting will enable timely resolution, and the service will enable integration with centralised logging to allow for automated response.

Delivery listed: UK, United States (US)
Lot #3Digital Risk ManagementPlanned

A digital risk management service will scan open, deep, and dark web resources to identify risks to National Grid. Examples include potential phishing domains, data loss, or credentials. Tactical reporting will enable timely resolution, and the service will enable integration with centralised logging to allow for automated response.

Delivery listed: UK, United States (US)
Lot #4Third Party RiskPlanned

A focus on third party risk management; this service should provide insight into risks associated with third parties; such as security incidents or data breaches that may have an impact to the security of National Grid.

Delivery listed: UK, United States (US)

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: 1. Threat Intelligence \n\n2. Vulnerability Management \n \n3. Digital Risk Management \n\n4. Third Party Risk

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
26 Jan 2022, 13:35 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2022, 13:35 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002303
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UKUnited States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030f98 Find a Tender

Publisher note: We use the Achilles Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) when compiling lists of potential suppliers for our goods and services requirements. For the majority of our purchases, it is a condition of supplying to National Grid that suppliers are registered on the UVDB. For more information please visit: https://www.nationalgrid.com/suppliers/new-suppliers

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Feb 2022
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

26 Jan 2022 → 31 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Jan 2022, 13:35 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Feb 2022
  3. Tender notice expected
    31 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST

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

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity National Grid House, Warwick Technology Park, Warwick, UK, CV34 6DAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.