Official UK procurement notice
Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) services
Authority: Single Source Regulations Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Defence Reform Act 2014 established the Single Source Regulations Office ("SSRO") as an independent regulator of the UK Government's procurement of single source military equipment and services. The SSRO is the custodian of the single source procurement framework and has several functions under the Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014.
The SSRO is seeking to appoint a provider of Security and Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) services to deliver expert advice on the management of security and information risk, consistent with the UK Government's information assurance policy and other sector specific guidance, with particular emphasis on the specific requirements of the Single Source Regulations Office as non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence(MOD).
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The contract will be awarded to the highest-ranking bidder based on the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), subject to the minimum scores being achieved as set out at 5.11 and acceptability as explained at 5.18 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Tenders will be scored based on a combination of quality and price, with the weighting applied as follows: Quality 60% Price 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2026, 09:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Authority reference
SSRO-C-154- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000894- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06008bFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Please only return Tenders by email to the SSRO at: tenders@ssro.gov.uk.
Tenders must be returned by the date and time specified in the timetable in paragraph 4.4 of the ITT. Any Tender received after this date and time will not be considered. The SSRO accepts no liability whatsoever for Tenders that are not received by the deadline, including for reasons of internet connectivity, transmission delays or errors. Tenders received by the deadline will be retained unopened until after the deadline for submission has lapsed. It is the bidders' responsibility to ensure that their Tender is received no later than the stated date and time.
Timeline
7 Jan 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 09:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by279 days ago20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline257 days ago11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts215 days ago26 Mar 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 09:09 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published7 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled7 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 7 Jan 2026 | CancelledThe procurement is being terminated due to the associated tender documents not pulling through to the Find a Tender portal. The Tender Notice will be republished with the associated tender documents attached. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender