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Invitation to Tender: Cyber Accelerator Programme - Design Partnerships (itt_2888)

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Response Deadline11/27/2026, 11:00:00 AM UTC

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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is seeking a supplier to deliver the Cyber Accelerator Programme: Design Partnerships 2027-28. The primary objective of this initiative is to establish a credible pathway between public-sector challenges and innovative solutions provided by cyber small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), ultimately facilitating commercial adoption and improving UK cyber resilience. The supplier will be responsible for recruiting and supporting Challengers and Programme Innovators, overseeing at least five structured design partnerships, and providing essential programme governance. Key deliverables include the creation of a pattern library for repeatable adoption approaches, the organization of programme events, and the provision of a light-touch compliance wrapper covering security, data protection, and procurement. The contract is estimated to run from January 28, 2027, to March 31, 2028, with an estimated total value of 1,200,000 GBP excluding VAT. All processes must be fair, transparent, and compliant with the Procurement Act 2023. Award criteria are heavily weighted toward technical capabilities and capacity at 90 percent, with social value delivery accounting for the remaining 10 percent. This opportunity is noted as being particularly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE). Interested parties must submit their tenders via the designated e-tendering platform by the deadline of November 27, 2026.

General Info

DSIT seeks a supplier to manage cyber design partnerships for public-sector innovation.

Agency

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Place of Performance

GBR

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Timeline

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PhaseSolicitation

PostedOct 30

Solicitation

Notice updatedOct 30

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Response DeadlineNov 27

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

11/27/2026, 11:00:00 AM UTCin 28 days

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Organization / AgencyDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Full Description

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) intends to create a pathway to link problems identified by large organisations with solutions provided by innovative cyber small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) known as the Cyber Accelerator Programme. The Authority requires a supplier to deliver the Cyber Accelerator Programme: Design Partnerships 2027-28. The main objective of the programme is to create a credible pathway from agreed challenges facing the public sector to commercial adoption of cyber innovation by public sector buyers. This will improve the delivery of procurement in the British cyber ecosystem, linking the problems identified by large organisations with the solutions provided by SMEs. The programme will do this through design partnerships, being structured collaborations between public-sector organisations with identified challenges and innovative cyber SMEs capable of developing and testing solutions to those challenges. The programme is designed as a single pathway from challenge identification through to potential commercial adoption. The Supplier(s) will recruit and support Challengers and Programme Innovators, facilitate design partnerships, provide programme governance and compliance support, deliver route-to-adoption activity, organise programme events, produce programme reports and outputs, and create a pattern library of repeatable approaches to support future adoption of cyber innovation by large organisations. The desired outcome is to improve UK cyber resilience and economic growth by helping innovative cyber SMEs address real public-sector challenges while enabling public-sector buyers to engage more confidently with innovative solutions through fair, transparent and Procurement Act 2023-compliant processes. If you are interested in this opportunity, please access the Authority’s e-tendering platform which can be accessed via your web browser at https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and search for (itt_2888).