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Cyber and information assurance baseline for bids

The certifications, statements and named contacts to have ready before a tender lands: Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, DSPT and supply chain assurance.

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Why this article matters

Value to the bid engine
  • U

    Useful

    One checked place for the certificates and dates the selection questionnaire always asks for.

  • V

    Valuable

    Removes the scramble that causes late submissions and avoidable pass or fail failures.

  • I

    Impactful

    Keeps the firm eligible for higher assurance work, including defence and national security frameworks.

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  • Updated 2026-08-03
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Defence strengths

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  • Secure by design delivery

    Security architecture, assurance and accreditation built into the delivery method rather than bolted on at the end.

    ProofCyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 scoped to delivery teams, with an auditable control ledger per engagement.

  • Assured data handling and classification

    Classification aware pipelines, redaction before any model call and a full record of who saw what and when.

    ProofRedaction statistics and access records held against every file in the engine and exportable for audit.

  • Sovereign capability and cleared people

    UK based, UK cleared teams with SC and DV coverage and named continuity for long running programmes.

    ProofClearance currency and availability tracked in the NN Data Dossier and surfaced in the key people plan.

  • Supply chain resilience

    Subcontractor assurance held to the same evidential standard as our own, with flow down of security obligations.

    ProofPartner certification, clearance and performance records versioned in the evidence library.

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