Invitation to Tender: Cyber Accelerator Programme - Design Partnerships (itt_2888)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Procurement
- 72590000 Computer-related professional services
Description
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) intends to create a pathway to link problems identified by large organisations with solutions provided by innovative cyber small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) known as the Cyber Accelerator Programme.
The Authority requires a supplier to deliver the Cyber Accelerator Programme: Design Partnerships 2027-28. The main objective of the programme is to create a credible pathway from agreed challenges facing the public sector to commercial adoption of cyber innovation by public sector buyers. This will improve the delivery of procurement in the British cyber ecosystem, linking the problems identified by large organisations with the solutions provided by SMEs.
The programme will do this through design partnerships, being structured collaborations between public-sector organisations with identified challenges and innovative cyber SMEs capable of developing and testing solutions to those challenges. The programme is designed as a single pathway from challenge identification through to potential commercial adoption.
The Supplier(s) will recruit and support Challengers and Programme Innovators, facilitate design partnerships, provide programme governance and compliance support, deliver route-to-adoption activity, organise programme events, produce programme reports and outputs, and create a pattern library of repeatable approaches to support future adoption of cyber innovation by large organisations.
The desired outcome is to improve UK cyber resilience and economic growth by helping innovative cyber SMEs address real public-sector challenges while enabling public-sector buyers to engage more confidently with innovative solutions through fair, transparent and Procurement Act 2023-compliant processes.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please access the Authority’s e-tendering platform which can be accessed via your web browser at https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and search for (itt_2888).
How to engage
DSIT invites your participation in this session that will help inform our thinking and deliver the best possible outcome. The provisional agenda is below: - Welcome and introduction to DSIT - Introduction to the policy behind the programme - Description of the programme - Description of expected procurement structure and timetable - General Q&A If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DSIT would like to engage with you. The Bidder presentation is due to take place Wednesday 23rd September 11:00. Please contact us by emailing [email protected] with your company details and contact information. Following confirmation of company details, an ‘MS Teams’ invite will be circulated for the market engagement event. We would ask that you have a maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation. Deadline for registration closes Tuesday 22nd September 17:00. A copy of the Presentation slides will be uploaded to this notice after the session(s). Useful resources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/the-procurement-act-2023-a-short-guide-for-suppliers-html https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-act-2023-guidance-documents https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-guidance-documents-define-phase/guidance-frameworks-html *** This is early market engagement for a potential opportunity. The Department is not obligated to run a procurement following this activity and is not liable for any costs associated with participating in this early engagement. *** Additional Information: The Department for Science Innovation and Technology uses the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal as its eSourcing tool. Jaggaer will be used for this competition should it come to tender. To register as a supplier, please visit https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
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