Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
Telephone
+44 2089773222
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cyber Security Team Capabilities Upskilling
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Nature and quantity of suppliers, indication of needs and requirements
Deep Specialist Cyber Security Training – xx Professional pathways comprising of 70 technical modules.
The training must conform to meeting the UK Security Council Professional Standards and/or, NIST CSF2.0, SP 800-53, SP 800-53A, and SP 800-53B and/or; ISA62443 family of standards
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: £175,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nature and quantity of suppliers, indication of needs and requirements
Deep Specialist Cyber Security Training – xx Professional pathways comprising of 70 technical modules.
The training must conform to meeting the UK Security Council Professional Standards and/or, NIST CSF2.0, SP 800-53, SP 800-53A, and SP 800-53B and/or; ISA62443 family of standards
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
SANS is the sole, vendor agnostic global provider of deep technical and specialised cyber security training across all sectors. Its training and certification portfolio and the practitioners’ trainers are considered second that most organisation, including UK Government and its specialist agencies, recognise the quality and expertise delivered by SANS training programmes.
All other training providers in cyber security providers other certifications, have limited training modules, do not include professional pathways and have generic trainers.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Cyber Security Team Capabilities Upskilling
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
SANS Training – UK Ltd
Ty Davies, Tawe Business Village, Phoenix Way, Swansea Enterprise Park
Swansea
SA7 9LA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £175,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NPL Management Limited
Teddington
Country
United Kingdom