Dozens of IT firms win place on mammoth cybersecurity framework
Certified Cyber Security Services 2 framework to be worth £110m
Dozens of cybersecurity specialists - including NTT Security, Pentest and Vodafone - have popped up on a massive IT cybersecurity framework which will be worth more than £100m over its lifetime.
The Certified Cyber Security Services 2 framework is the second iteration of the framework and will run for a minimum of one year, with the option to extend it to a maximum of three years, according to a recently published contract award notice.
The framework spans the whole of the government and was designed to help the public sector stay safe online by preventing, mitigating and managing cybersecurity risks and attacks.
A total of 124 tenders - 88 from SMEs - were received, and 37 companies made the cut, across multiple Lots.
Lot 1.1 - Risk Management
Actica Consulting
C3IA Solutions
Entserv
EVOLVE Secure Solutions
Hex Security
Info-Assure
NCC Group Security Services (trading as NCC Group)
OCF IT Security Consultancy
Securestorm
Stratia Consulting
Lot 1.2 - Risk Management
2t Security
Actica Consulting
C3IA Solutions
Entserv
EVOLVE Secure Solutions
Info-Assure
NCC Group Security Services (Trading as NCC Group)
OCF IT Security Consultancy
Securestorm
Stratia Consulting
Lot 1.3 - Security Architecture
2t Security
Actica Consulting
Better Network Solutions
Celidor
Info-Assure
VODAFONE
Lot 1.4 - Audit and Review
Bridewell Consulting
C3IA Solutions
Securestorm
Lot 2 - Penetration Testing
Aristi
CGI IT UK
Context Information Security
Convergent Network Solutions
Cyberis
Deloitte
Digital Assurance Consulting
Gotham Digital Science
Info-Assure
Information Risk Management
IT Guarded
KPMG
Modux
MWR InfoSecurity
NCC Group Security Services (trading as NCC Group)
Nettitude
NTA Monitor
NTT Security (UK)
Pentest
Pentest Partners Consulting (PTP Consulting)
Perspective Risk
PwC
QinetiQ
Lot 3 - Incident Response
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
Context Information Security
MWR InfoSecurity
NCC Group Security Services (trading as NCC Group)
PwC
Lot 4 - Tailored Evaluations
GI IT UK
Context Information Security
Info-Assure
Information Risk Management Limited
KPMG LLP
NCC Group Security Services Ltd Trading as NCC Group