Planning

Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) services

  • Single Source Regulations Office

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057632

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059cf0

Published 18 September 2025, 11:26am



Scope

Reference

SSRO-C- 154

Description

The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) would like to notify you of an upcoming requirement, and by doing so we are keen to understand where the market stands in terms of the requirement below.

This is a market research exercise for the supply of the SSRO's Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) services. Potential Suppliers are invited to provide an overview of their systems and support services that will help inform and shape the SSRO's specification.

Through this Request for Information (RFI), the SSRO wishes to fully understand the market interest in delivering these services and the potential range of service models available for future delivery. The SSRO welcomes Suppliers' input into the process.

This RFI will help the SSRO to refine its requirements and to consider its procurement approach for this contract. No information provided by a potential Supplier in response to this RFI will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the potential Supplier, in any subsequent formal procurement process.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 26 March 2026 to 25 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 25 March 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72222300 - Information technology services
  • 72246000 - Systems consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Engagement

Engagement deadline

13 October 2025

Engagement process description

The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) would like to notify you of an upcoming requirement, and by doing so we are keen to understand where the market stands in terms of the requirement below.

This is a market research exercise for the supply of the SSRO's Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) services. Potential Suppliers are invited to provide an overview of their systems and support services that will help inform and shape the SSRO's specification.

Through this Request for Information (RFI), the SSRO wishes to fully understand the market interest in delivering these services and the potential range of service models available for future delivery. The SSRO welcomes Suppliers' input into the process.

This RFI will help the SSRO to refine its requirements and to consider its procurement approach for this contract. No information provided by a potential Supplier in response to this RFI will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the potential Supplier, in any subsequent formal procurement process.

OUR TIMETABLE

DATE ACTIVITY

18 September 2025 Publication of the RFI

2 October 2025 Publication of responses to RFI Clarification questions

13 October 2025 Closing date for submission of a RFI Response

November/December 2025 Analysis of RFI responses

January 2026 Confirm next steps to RFI Respondents

QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

Potential Suppliers may raise questions or seek clarification about any aspect of this RFI document any time before the Response Deadline. Questions and Responses must be submitted to procurement@ssro.gov.uk.

Request for Information documents:

Request for Information document, and for further information

• Appendix 1: Provisional Specification for RFI

• Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule example

If your company would like to express and interest in participating in this RFI exercise, the above mentioned documents are available on request via procurement@ssro.gov.uk


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Contracting authority

Single Source Regulations Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCCY-1866-NYYZ

100 Parliament Street

London

SW1A 2BQ

United Kingdom

Telephone: 02037714774

Email: procurement@ssro.gov.uk

Website: https://ssro.gov.uk

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government