Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Natural Heritage
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
Contact
Procurement Team
contract.advertising@nature.scot
Telephone
+44 1463725097
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00383
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Penetration testing and security consultancy
Reference number
PP1165
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Scottish Natural Heritage (operating as 'NatureScot') wish to appoint one or more consultants to provide penetration testing and other ad hoc security consultancy services. The call-off contract(s) will be for 24 months initially, with the option to extend by a further 12 months.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £150,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scottish Natural Heritage (operating as 'NatureScot') wish to appoint one or more consultants to provide penetration testing and other ad hoc security consultancy services. The call-off contract(s) will be for 24 months initially, with the option to extend by a further 12 months.
The contract is also expected to be used by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) and the estimated contract value detailed below is based on combined contract spend by both NatureScot and FLS.
Full details of the services required and evaluation criteria will be set out in a Statement of Requirements at Stage 2, but the three key areas are:
- external/internal manual penetration testing, social engineering & firewall configuration/testing, PSN compliance
- advice on ISO27001 (including GAP analysis etc.), BCP, security policy framework, Cyber Essentials / Plus review & certification
- automated penetration testing.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
All completed SPDs at Stage 1 must be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland portal. Please ensure you allow enough time to upload your response.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001352
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PP1165
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arculus Limited
The Old Casino, 28 Fourth Avenue
Hove
BN3 2PJ
Telephone
+44 07595725299
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Quorum Cyber Security Limited
5th floor, 125 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AD
Telephone
+44 3330041
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barrier Networks
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Telephone
+44 7791369428
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dionach Limited
Unitpart House, Garsington Road
Oxford
OX4 2PG
Telephone
+44 1865877830
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £150,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £150,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note that the contract value provided at Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 is an estimate only, and relates to a 36-month contract period (i.e. assumes that the contracts run for the maximum 36 months allowed, including the optional 12-month extension period).
(SC Ref:651809)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court
Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom