Physical and Personnel Security Assessment for UK Telecoms
- Published
- 16 September 2026
- Estimated value
- £94,687
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 087815-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06db8f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services
Description
The UK’s public telecommunications networks are a critical national infrastructure (CNI) subsector, underpinning the functioning of every other CNI sector, the digital economy, and essential public services, for which the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is the lead government department. Their continued availability, integrity and confidentiality are fundamental to national security, economic resilience, and the everyday lives of UK citizens and businesses. Telecoms operators manage complex, large-scale, geographically distributed systems, including exchanges, data centres, transmission sites and access network assets , which are increasingly attractive targets for hostile state and state-aligned actors seeking to disrupt, degrade or exploit UK infrastructure. Physical compromise and insider threat are significant attack vectors that hostile actors could seek to exploit. Strengthening physical and personnel security across the sector is therefore a priority area of work for DCMS. DSIT is exploring options for obtaining specialist support to undertake a physical and personnel security assessment of UK public telecommunications networks and services. We are s…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BRAMBLE HUB LIMITED | £94,687 | 14 September 2026 |
Official publications
- FTS · 087815-2026 · 16 September 2026
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