Cyber Growth and Innovation Academy Programmes 2021-22

Concepts

• national cyber security programme
• sme academy
• part of the national cyber security programme
• innovation academy programmes
• education and training
• department for digital, culture, media and sport
• cyber growth
• delivery of an academy programme
• cyber security firms
• start up academy

Location

United Kingdom: UNITED KINGDOM

Description

As part of the National Cyber Security Programme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires the design and delivery of an academy programme to help support the growth of the Cyber sector. The programme will develop activity to support cyber security firms, across early stages of their lifecycle with the essential businesses skills that they need to further their growth.

Total Quantity or Scope

There will be three parts to the programme, a start-up academy, SME academy and scale up academy. The Start Up Academy will aim to increase the number and success of early-stage cyber security companies, which is crucial to securing and embedding innovation with the UK’s wider cyber security ecosystem and will seek to transform early-stage cyber security ideas into workable proposals and potential new businesses. The SME academy will provide UK based cyber security firms, across early and growth stages of the life cycle, with the business skills they need to help further their progress. The scale up academy will support cyber security scale-ups to address barriers to growth nationally and abroad. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9R9327WY82

Renewal Options

Subject to availability of funding and department’s need there will be an option to extend the contract for further twelve months. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated value referred in this notice does not include any activity that may be carried out if the contract is extended.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The estimated value of the contract is in the range of £550,000 to £650,000 (excl VAT) and this does not include any activity that may be carried out if the contract is extended. Tenders must be submitted via the Delta e-sourcing portal to be received no later than 12:00 noon (BST), 27th May 2021 (the deadline for receipt of Tender Responses). Deadline for clarification questions to be issued to the Department is no later than 12:00 noon (BST), 12th May 2021. DCMS will hold an online event to provide the outline of this procurement project for prospective bidders and clarify any issues within it. This event will be recorded and made available online. Details and signup link for the event are as per below: Date - Friday 7 May 2021 Time 12:00 – 12:45 BST Sign-up Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bidders-engagement-cyber-growth-and-innovation-ac... For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Education-and-training-ser... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9R9327WY82 GO Reference: GO-2021422-PRO-18121658