ID 6334962 - DoF Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Qualified Security Assessor(s)

Department of FinancecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-064a3eProcurement Act 2023active

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Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

06 May 2026

Description

The Department of Finance is seeking to establish a Framework agreement for the provision of a Data Security Standard Qualified Security Assessor to aid departments in achieving full Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance. The Qualified Security Assessor will work directly with each department to assist/teach each department towards attaining full PCI DSS compliance and providing the knowledge needed to maintain compliance in the future. As such this will be a new collaborative framework allowing each Dept / public bodies to make a Call-Off Contract for the support and services required. For all Contracting Authorities that may avail of this Framework, please see the tender documentation

Scope

Reference
ID 6334962
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2030
CPV classifications
66000000
72000000
72600000
66152000
66171000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Award Criteria 1 - QSA Experiencequality30.00%
Award Criteria 2 - Support and Deliveryquality30.00%
Award Criteria 3 - Priceprice40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please see tender documentation

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Awarded to
IL
SME