How to win: ESMCP Airwave Technical Assurance and Security Architecture Services (Information Assurance) 2026

About this contract

Provision of services to assure the information and security of the live Airwave system (ESN communications system is currently being developed to supersede the current Airwave communications network - proposed delivery mid 2030)

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Secretary of state for the Home Department scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £3,054,540, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 19 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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