ICT Security Policies and Management System

The Council requirement is for a proven COTS (Commercial off the shelf) online/intranet website to, provide Local Authority ICT Security Policies mapped to public sector compliance standards, services include customisation, ongoing maintenance and support.

The Council invites proposals for a COTS solution. The solution should encompass the following requirements:

• Provide the IT Security Framework policies for the organisation that would help the Council to protect its own assets, to advise its staff about IT security and their responsibilities as individual officers and meet all legislative requirements regarding IT and data security

• Meet the appropriate risk management and information governance standards to enable the Council to comply with the following standards:

• oISO 27002:2013 Standard
• oPCIDSS – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
• oPSN (Public Shared Network) Compliance

• Provide a uniform level of control and consistent guidelines for management

• Allows authorised officers to audit and monitor the take-up of the policies.

The Council is looking for an immediate implementation.

Additional information: The services are to be procured under an open procedure and organisations interested in expressing an interest should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council's e-tendering system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc (Project Reference No. RBC 00000043), and complete as instructed.

The Portal is free of charge — to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the quotation documents and return them electronically via the Council's e-tendering portal.

The deadline for return of the tender is 6 January 2016 at 12.00 noon.

Please note: you must register your interest via the Council's e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. Interested parties must log onto the Council's e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council's e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions, it is the organisation's responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, potential providers/suppliers should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly as the Council's e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Potential bidders should also check that their organisation's details are correct and kept up to date. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk — e-mail: support@in-tend.co.uk telephone number +44 8442728810.