The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) announces a call for tenders to support ENISA in cybersecurity services provision to Member States.
In 2022, the European Commission entrusted ENISA with EUR 15 million of resources for the establishment and implementation of the Cybersecurity Support Action. The goal of the fund is mainly the provision of cybersecurity services to support Member States reinforce their preparedness (ex-ante), and response (ex-post) capabilities. These services are intended to complement efforts at both national and EU level to further improve prevention and detection capacities, strengthen situational awareness and response to large-scale cybersecurity incidents or crises.
Member States used this programme by submitting a series of requests for support that ENISA fulfilled. Following the successful implementation of this Pilot project in 2023, further funds were earmarked under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) to continue this action until the end of 2026.
Yesterday, a call for tenders entitled ‘Supporting ENISA for the provision of cybersecurity services to the European Union Member States’ has been published and will be open until 23 September 2024.
The purpose of this call is to support ENISA in the implementation of the Cybersecurity Support Action Programme and specifically in the delivery of those cybersecurity services.
In order to provide the optimal assistance to the EU Member States, ENISA is looking for economic operators with expertise in cybersecurity field, which would support the Agency in these efforts. Estimated value of contracts, excluding VAT, amounts to 28 300 000,00 EUR in total.
There is a list of predefined services to be provided to the EU Member States and their essential and important entities, as listed in the NIS2 Directive. Selected contractors will be expected to have practical experience in such services delivery, as well as in collaborating with governmental entities. Please note that, given that Article 12(5) of the Regulation establishing the Digital Europe Programme applies, this call for tenders is restricted to legal entities established or deemed to be established in Member States and controlled by Member States or by nationals of Member States.
For more information, including description of services and specific requirements, please visit the following page: 479549-2024 - Competition - TED (europa.eu)
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