ITS201034 Provision of Penetration Testing and Security Assessment Services

Leeds City Council requires a supplier to conduct penetration testing, IT Health Checks, Cyber Essentials/Essentials Plus Certification and security assessments of Information Technology and Communication services in order to provide assurance that the services deliver adequate security for the data they process and comply with relevant council, government and partner requirements. These services may be hosted within the council controlled infrastructure or in an infrastructure external to the council.

The Council is working with local health partners to create a common platform for public sector digital information management. This will be multi-tenanted.

The working name for the platform is the 'Leeds Community Cloud'. The Council will be required to commission audit and testing services to support information governance compliance activities with internal and external compliance regimes.

Application for inclusion in the tender must be made via the Yorkshire and Humber Procurement Portal, Yortender, at www.yortender.co.uk. If you have not previously done so, please register on the above website.

Once your registration has been approved, you should log-in and Search using the project reference/description. For critical and time-sensitive issues (normally requiring resolution within 60 minutes) then please call 0330 005 0352. Any questions in relation to this tender must be submitted through the discussions link on www.yortender.co.uk