Defence Online

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: INTEROPERABILITY DEPLOYED SECURITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR
2. Awarding Authority: Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence, GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Act as principal SA professional working closely with Service Manager/Service Stakeholders.
MSP/Authority SA governance to achieve accreditation and through life management of all live services.
Establish/Chair Security Working Groups.
Review/assess/address/evidence security controls.
Support live services with production of a formal document (maintained in line with policy standards and reviewed annually)
5. CPV Code(s): 92700000, 72000000, 72227000, 72212000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK15
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West England
Defence Digital – Ministry of Defence Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9NR
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Maximum day rate £700 per day (Ex VAT)
10. Closing date for applications 28.11.2022 (23:59:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Overview
Specialist role Cyber security consultant
Off-payroll (IR35) determination Supply of resource: the off-payroll rules will apply to any workers engaged through a qualifying intermediary, such as their own limited company
Latest start date Monday 23 January 2023
Expected contract length Approx. 16 months
Location South West England
Organisation the work is for Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
Maximum day rate £700 per day (Ex VAT)
About the work
Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with Civilian, Military and contractors within the MOD and wider Defence industry.
What the specialist will work on The Security Assurance Co-ordinator (SAC)/ Security Lead (SL) will be the main focal point for all Security Assurance related support tasks; dependant on the business needs. Checks and balances must be maintained and monitored in accordance with policy and standards; supported by the production of a formal document set to achieve accreditation or Safe by Design and adhere to the MoD Secure By Design principles ‘An approach that enables a culture of proactive risk management and appropriate security consideration throughout a capabilities’ lifecycle by connecting cyber security principles, roles, processes, tools and techniques to achieve secure systems
Work setup
Working arrangements A mixture of onsite and working from home at 7.5hr days, 4 to 5 day weeks – maximum 220 days per calendar year in order to support project teams or 110 days per 6 months.
Security clearance Valid SC clearance as a minimum must be in place prior to the contract starting and for the duration of the contract due to the projects the individual is required to work with.
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence
Essential skills and experience
Please provide evidence of a minimum of three years’ experience within the last five years in an Information Assurance (IA) role in a similar sized Ministry of Defence organisation 10%
Please provide an example of a high- level plan to your approach for identifying/managing Security Risks, Issues and Dependencies in mature business/project area, including evidence of managing RMADS/TSIs 10%
Please provide an example of how you have provided SA documentation to enable an organisation to continue the route to full rollout and adoption of policies/templates within delivery areas 10%
Please demonstrate experience of conducting Technical security reviews / approvals of Supplier and MoD Design and Test documentation to ensure that it is compliant with Defence Security policy 10%
Please can you demonstrate experience of Defence Digital and/or MOD Security Accreditation and MOD Security Assurance process 10%
Please can you demonstrate previous working experience of Coordinating technical security documentation in support of CyDR (previously ISS DAIS) to support achievement of accreditation 10%
Please can you provide evidence of certified Cyber Professional (CCP) – at least SIRA Practitioner level before advert end date. Evidence to be sent to: UKStratComDD-CM-CCT-Group@mod.gov.uk 10%
Nice-to-have skills and experience
Please provide evidence of certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Qualification or Certificate in Security Management (CISM) before advert end date. Evidence to be sent to: UKStratComDD-CM-CCT-Group@mod.gov.uk 5%
Please provide evidence of being an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISEC) before advert end date. Evidence to be sent to: UKStratComDD-CM-CCT-Group@mod.gov.uk 5%
Please can you provide evidence of being a Member of the British Computer Society. Evidence to be sent to: UKStratComDD-CM-CCT-Group@mod.gov.uk 5%
Please can you provide evidence of experience of ICT Projects in a similar sized organisation 5%
Please can you provide evidence of experience of knowledge of JSP440 & JSP604 5%
Please can you provide evidence of specific project experience such as cloud security, apps security 5%
How suppliers will be evaluated
All suppliers will be asked to provide a work history
How many specialists to evaluate 3
Cultural fit criteria
Please can you provide evidence of experience of delivery in a complex defence IT environment, understanding the challenges and approaches to delivery (25%)
Please give an example of a time you have worked as a team with our organisation and other suppliers, including knowledge & experience of scaled Agile ways of working (25%)
Please can you give an example of a time you have remained transparent and collaborative when making decisions (25%)
• Please can you give an example of excellent communication, presentation, collaboration and client/stakeholder engagement skills with a wide variety of grades/positions. (25%)
Additional assessment methods Interview
Evaluation weighting
Technical competence
50%
Cultural fit
5%
Price
45%
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