CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of IT Health Check for Flintshire County Council

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Flintshire County Council (The Council) operates at ‘Official’ level and has a requirement to have an annual IT Health Check that is appropriate for the risk level.

The Council has a commitment to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data and systems it manages for itself and on behalf of its clients. It is also required to meet obligations for the Government’s Public Services Network (PSN) compliance. It now invites interested parties to tender for ICT Security Vulnerability and Penetration testing work specified below.

Testing will cover the external and internal network infrastructure utilising both vulnerability scanning and manual penetration testing, as required, to provide an accurate picture of the organisational security across the council architecture.

The IT Health Check performed must be carried out in line with the latest Government Guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/it-health-check-ithc-supporting-guidance/it-health-check-ithc-supporting-guidance

The Council require the first IT Health Check to take place between 1st and 21st April 2024. The contract will be mobilised March 2024 in preparation for a contract start date of 1st April 2024.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

1. Log in to PROACTIS at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

2. If you are already registered on the Proactis portal please Login and start at Step 14 of these instructions if not go to STEP 3

3. Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the window

4. Enter your correct Organisation Name, address and Primary Contact Details. You will need to create the Organisation ID and User

Name. If you have a generic email address for your organisation e.g. tenders@xxx.co.uk then please use this as the primary contact email

address.

5. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click “Register”

6. You will receive an email asking you to “Click here to activate your account”. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details.

7. Please enter the information requested, click the “>” on the screen and follow the instructions ensuring that you enter all applicable

details.

8. In the Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes) that appear in the tender notice.

Please ensure that the selected codes are relevant to your business to ensure that you get notification of opportunities that are of interest.

9. In the Buyers screen please select Denbighshire County Council (you may register with other organisations if you wish)

10. In the Primary Contact Details screen please ensure that all information is complete. (Please see note 4 above)

11. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click “>”. This takes you to the Welcome window.

12. In the Finish screen please enter a new password and note all your Login details for future reference.

13. Now click “Complete Registration” and you will enter the Supplier Network page.

14. On the centre of the screen click “Opportunities”. This will take you to the list of current opportunities available to you.

15. Click the “>” that relates to this notice, this will take you into the PQQ or Tender Request and click “Register Interest”. Note there may

be several opportunities that appear on this screen, please ensure that you select the correct one.

16. In the “Your Opportunities” screen please note the closing time and date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the

“Items” tab (Tender stage only) and the Documents tab (PQQ and Tender stages) as there will be information relating to the project held

here. The Documents are accessed by clicking the down arrow underneath the General tab. Please ensure that you download all documents

to your PC as you will be required to complete and upload some of them as part of your submission. There are instructions on how to

complete your submission in the Guidance for Bidders document.

17. You can now either create your response”, or “Decline” this opportunity

(WA Ref:137268)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice