{"id":67619,"date":"2016-02-15T13:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T13:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=51e3e00ef4db012aa72c35754b10df38"},"modified":"2016-02-15T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T13:38:05","slug":"news-story-new-cyber-security-consultancy-services-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=67619","title":{"rendered":"News story: New Cyber Security Consultancy Services agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The Crown Commercial Service (<abbr title=\"Crown Commercial Service\">CCS<\/abbr>) has worked with the Communications-Electronic Security Group (<abbr title=\"Communications-Electronic Security Group\">CESG<\/abbr>) to develop a new central route to market for the public sector to buy <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cesg.gov.uk\/scheme\/certified-cyber-consultancy\"><abbr title=\"Communications-Electronic Security Group\">CESG<\/abbr> Certified Cyber Security Consultancy services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk\/contracts\/rm3764\">Cyber Security Services agreement (RM3764)<\/a> is now available to all central government departments, arm\u2019s length bodies and wider public sector organisations.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"features\">Features<\/h3>\n<p>The agreement offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>risk assessment<\/li>\n<li>risk management<\/li>\n<li>security architecture<\/li>\n<li>support for business critical cloud and digital requirements<\/li>\n<li>\n<abbr title=\"Communications-Electronic Security Group\">CESG<\/abbr> certified suppliers (suppliers will continue to be added to the agreement as they successfully complete their <abbr title=\"Communications-Electronic Security Group\">CESG<\/abbr> certification for each service)<\/li>\n<li>a flexible agile procurement and contracting approach<\/li>\n<li>competitive further competition buying process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional services will be added during 2016:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>audit and review<\/li>\n<li>incident management<\/li>\n<li>information assurance methodologies<\/li>\n<li>policy and standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"benefits\">Benefits<\/h3>\n<p>The agreement offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>easy access to <abbr title=\"Communications-Electronic Security Group\">CESG<\/abbr> Certified Cyber Security Consultancy suppliers<\/li>\n<li>cost savings (because requirements are competitively tendered)<\/li>\n<li>time savings (because there\u2019s no need to run OJEU)<\/li>\n<li>simple, transparent \u2018agile\u2019 pricing <\/li>\n<li>commitment based on short sprints and Statements of Work (<abbr title=\"Statements of Work\">SoW<\/abbr>) under a no commitment call-off agreement<\/li>\n<li>choice of duration commitments that can be terminated early at the end of current <abbr title=\"Statements of Work\">SoW<\/abbr>\n<\/li>\n<li>volume discounts based on duration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"find-out-more\">Find out more<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk\/contracts\/rm3764\">Access the Cyber Security Services agreement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cesg.gov.uk\/scheme\/certified-cyber-consultancy\">Information on Certified Cyber Security Consultancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also email <a href=\"mailto:cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk\">cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk<\/a> to discuss cyber security consultancy and how you can use the agreement to buy services to meet a range of cyber security needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crown Commercial Service and Communications-Electronic Security Group have developed an agreement for CESG Certified Cyber Security Consultancy 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