Procurement Strategy for Zero Trust Cyber Security
May 21, 2026 Executive Director Corporate Services (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Executive Director Corporate Services approved the procurement strategy for a cloud-native cyber security platform on 21/05/2026. The strategy includes a price/social value and quality split of 90/10, pass/fail criteria, a five-year contract term from 1 July 2026, and a total aggregated value of £1,500,000 excluding VAT.
The Executive Director Homes and Communities approved the extension of the contract for the Camden Rough Sleeping Hub on 04/03/2026. The extension is for 12 months from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 at a total cost of £632,228.
The Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity approved the procurement strategy for the New Homes for Small Sites Programme, Phase 1, Package A on 01/06/2026. This strategy involves inviting tenders using a competitive flexible procedure for two contracts with estimated values of £5.97m and £8.27m.
The Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity approved the updated governance approach for the Section 106 Carbon Offset programme and the allocation of £8,264,529 to three schemes on 02/06/2026. The approved allocation includes £1,101,661 for the Camden Climate Fund, £5,234,752 for the Corporate decarbonisation programme, and £1,928,116 for Co-benefits projects.
The Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity approved increases to fees and charges of up to 7% for the 2026/27 financial year on 01/04/2026.
Councillor Marcus Boyland, Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families, approved a waiver for the extension of the Young People's Pathway Mixed Assessment/Progress Service contract for 10 months with a maximum value of £418,920 on 05/06/2026.
Councillor Marcus Boyland, Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families, approved the award of the contract for the Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway – Assessment Service to Supplier A for a period of 72 months with an optional 36-month extension for a sum of £8,898,989 on 05/06/2026.
Councillor Marcus Boyland, Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families, approved the variation of the Section 75 partnership agreement for health visiting with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust for 33 months from 1st July 2026 to 31st March 2029 for £576,950 and approved a waiver to implement this variation on 05/06/2026.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden approved the procurement strategy for tree planting for 2026-2031 on 26/05/2026. This strategy includes a price/quality split of 30/70 and a five-year contract term for an estimated aggregate value of £2.9m, commencing in November 2026.
The Cabinet Member for Better Homes and Homelessness Prevention is requested to grant a waiver to award an extension to the existing contract for the repair and servicing of electrical equipment within Council homes.
Full council record
Purpose
This report sets out the procurement strategy to procure a cloud-native cyber security platform based on a zero trust architecture. A zero trust platform enforces the principle of “never trust always verify” continuously authenticating and authorising every user, device and application before granting access to Camden’s network.
The recommended procurement route is to run a further competition using The Health Trust Europe (HTE), ICT Solutions, COM IT3 Framework, which is Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) compliant.
The proposed contract term will be for a period of 5 years from 1st July 2026 for the total aggregated value of £1,500,000 (excluding VAT).
This report is being presented to the Executive Director Corporate Services, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living, in line with Contract Standing Orders.
Decision
THAT the Executive Director Corporate Services, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living, agrees the procurement strategy for a cloud native cyber security platform through The Health Trust Europe (HTE) ICT Solutions COM IT3 framework, which includes a price/social value and quality split of 90/10 in addition to pass/fail criteria, with a contract term of five years from 1 July 2026 and a total aggregated value of £1,500,000 (excluding VAT).
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Details
| Reference | Call-ins0 |
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 21 May 2026 |
| Effective from | 13 Jun 2026 |
| Expected date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Originally due | 1 Jun 2026 |