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

What the buyer is asking for

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).

How this is scored

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• 90%qualityTechnicalTechnical Capabilities and Capacity
• 10%qualitySocial ValueSocial Value delivery

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published7 days ago

   30 Oct 2026, 12:35 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 23:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 21 days

   27 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 73 days

   18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice4 Sept 2026, 14:54 BST083958-2026
2. Notice published15 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST087503-2026
3. Pipeline or early engagement notice15 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST087504-2026
4. Notice published16 Sept 2026, 16:57 BST087964-2026
5. Tender notice30 Oct 2026, 12:26 GMT103173-2026
6. Tender updated30 Oct 2026, 12:35 GMT103182-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender