Cyber Secuirty Design Authority
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Supplier(s)
- AtkinsRéalis UK Limited, Faithful and Gould Ltd
- Value
- £1,900,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Security software development services
- Published
- 12 November 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Cyber Security Design Authority (CSDA) 1. The Contracting Authority for this requirement is Strategic Command (UKStratCom) which is part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). UKStratCom supports the MoD by making sure that joint capabilities such as medical services, training and education, intelligence and information systems are developed and managed across all five of the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains. The Authority also manages overseas joint operations. 2. The Cyber Resilience Programme sits within the Crypto & Defensive Cyber delivery team within Defence Digital which itself is part of UKStratCom. The CSDA Close Support Partner will be funded by, and accountable to both the Cyber Resilience Programme and the Defence Digital Cyber Security Architecture team. 3. The Defence Digital Cyber Security Architecture team sits within the 2-star Directorate of Cyber Defence & Risk. It is part of the 1-star Cyber Strategy & Architecture function. The CSA team work alongside Cyber Strategy & Innovation and the Defensive Cyber Joint User. The Cyber Security Design Authority (CSDA) will be responsible for the design, creation, and improvement of security architecture products in support of Defence Digital strategy and the associated delivery plans, and in accordance with the established delivery method used within Defence Digital.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date20 October 2025
- Completed: Award published12 November 2025Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date19 October 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72212730 · Security software development services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov |
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