Information technology services

Tender description

This Framework Agreement shall be made up of up to 3 competent suppliers who shall be responsible for carrying out annual IT Health Checks (ITHC) to maintain accreditation to PSN(P) and also carry out Cyber Essentials+ (CE+) accreditation. The Framework Agreement Term shall be for 3 years with an optional up to 3 years extension period. SPS is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. As such, it is expected that they meet the requirements of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Action Plan around Cyber Resilience, as well as annual accreditation returns to the Home Office and Cabinet Office to maintain the connection to Public Sector Network for Policing (PSN(P)). This Framework Agreement shall be made up of up to 3 competent suppliers who shall be responsible for carrying out annual IT Health Checks (ITHC) to maintain accreditation to PSN(P) and also carry out Cyber Essentials+ (CE+) accreditation. The Framework Agreement Term shall be for 3 years with an optional up to 3 years extension period. Due to the nature of the SPS’ primary network, if the work requires the supplier’s staff to use an administrator level account, the member of the supplier’s staff have either current NPPV3 or SC Clearance.