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Network and Information Security (NIS) Audit Services for HSCNI

Awarded to ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED

Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)(buyer)

Published
Published 7 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 26 March 2026
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Overview

The Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service procured Network and Information Security (NIS) Compliance Audit services from an NCSC Cyber Resilience Audit Scheme provider to assess essential service operators' compliance with the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018. The audit, completed by ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED for £450,000, evaluated critical network and information systems against the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework to determine compliance levels across contributing outcomes and indicators of good practice.

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Lots (2)

  • Lot 1: BHSCT, NIAS

    £150,000Won by ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED

  • Lot 2: SEHSCT, SHSCT, WHSCT, NHSCT

    £300,000Won by ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£450,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
7 July 2025
Questions by
13 March 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy servicesInformation technology requirements review servicesProject management consultancy servicesSoftware integration consultancy servicesComputer audit and testing servicesComputer audit services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£450,000
Award date
23 April 2026
Contract period
29 April 2026 → 29 April 2030
Contract length
4 years
Could run to
17 May 2031
Bids received
2
Winner
  • ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED

This contract ends on 29 April 2030, or 17 May 2031 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

ARCANUM INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITED

Based in
Bedwas, Caerphilly
Public contracts won
13
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • AC01 - Methodology10%
  • AC02 – Project Plan25%
  • AC03 – Associated Risks25%
  • Price30%
  • Social Value10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

£132,000

Median of 13,254 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 3.4× the median.

Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) in the last 12 months

52

contracts awarded, worth £2,487,941,407 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    27 May 2026

  2. Contract

    27 April 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    27 February 2026

  4. Prior Information Notice

    7 July 2025

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