Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-19
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79132000
Estimated value: 160000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-09-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The requirement is to contract with an accredited certification body to provide initial ISO 9001 certification and surveillance activities to the whole of DE&S. The certification body shall hold a suitable accreditation, with the right scope, from a National accreditation body (NAB) such as UKAS, who is a signatory to the International accreditation forum (IAF) or IAF accredited regional Multi-lateral agreements (MLA).
(a) to scope the most appropriate approach to certification for an organisation of the size and nature of DE&S and conduct a Gap Analysis;
(d) to maintain surveillance and certification for ISO 9001 over the standard 3-year assessment cycle.
Cyber risk level is assessed as very low. The associated Risk assessment reference (RAR) is: RAR-FVZV7CGR
Tenderers must complete a supplier assurance questionnaire (SAQ), to demonstrate compliance via https://supplier-cyber-protection.service.gov.uk/login?qlid=%4008%3DUFZsVVRnPT0%3DNjJNT
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a security aspects letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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Award value: 160000