Tender Details
- Tender Name:
- Cyber Security Infrastructure for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
- Tender Type:
- NCT
- Package No:
- eTransform/RComp1.3.1g
- Post Date:
- 14th August, 2019
- Closing Date:
- 01st October, 2019
- Currency:
- Ghana Cedi
- Price of Tender Document:
- Gh¢200.00
- Tender Description:
- The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the eTransform Ghana Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for implementation of operational Cyber Security Infrastructure for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
2. The Ministry of Communications now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the implementation of cyber security operational infrastructure for the National Cyber Security Center:
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is a coordination center for cybersecurity response in government and the private sector. The NCSC is established to coordinate cybersecurity activities across the public and the private sector. Currently, the work of the Centre focuses on National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, Child Online Protection, Capacity and Awareness Creation Unit among others. The goal of the Centre is to secure Ghana’s digital journey through the implementation of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy. The Government has introduced a revised National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy and the Centre is the lead implementer.
The scope of the assignment aims at building and operationalizing an Information Sharing Platform for Incident Response (CERT) and a deployment of a Cyber Platform for the implementation and monitoring of the revised National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy. Specifically, the successful bidder will be required to:
A. Deployment of Information Sharing Platform for Incident Reporting & Analysis
Deploy a secure cybersecurity incident information sharing platform to enable the Centre/National CSIRT to receive incidents from Sectoral CSIRTs, International CSIRTs and individual organizations/institutions/persons.
Allow the Sectoral CSIRTs to share incident reports with the National CSIRT in an internationally accepted standard
A secured system to be able to collate cybersecurity incident statistics and for periodic analysis
Integration of a call center operations for Incident Reporting and handling
Integration of Points of Contact (PoC) of the sector CSIRTs in the new infrastructure for smooth incident handling
Implementation of incident response tools including pen testing tools to aid the CSIRT team with incident response and analysis
Acquisition of cyber forensics tools (computer examination, mobile forensics, malware analysis, etc.) to aid forensic examination and to support the forensic capabilities of the associated law enforcement unit of the CSIRT
Deployment of six (6) monitors for incident monitoring and analysis.
The solution should be customizable of which the Centre can scale up its operational scope in the future.
Training for the NCSC’ team
B. Deployment of a Cyber Platform for the Implementation, continuous Monitoring and Evaluation of Ghana’s National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy
A secure information technology infrastructure to support the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy
A technology platform to conduct continuous national cybersecurity assessment and to monitor implementation of cybersecurity initiatives and activities across different agencies/sectors.
The platform is expected to receive inputs/feeds from all sectors such as the CNII sector, criminal justice sector, government sector, etc, and it is expected to support assessment of national cybersecurity risks.
The solution required is expected to facilitate regular reporting from different agencies/sectors, including reporting by members of the National Cyber Security Technical Working Group (NCSTWG).
The solution should facilitate executive level (ministerial level) tracking of the level of implementation of national cybersecurity policy and strategy as well as the level of cybersecurity readiness both at the national level and agency-specific sectors.
The solution is required to facilitate national cybersecurity monitoring, evaluation and reporting
The solution should be customizable of which the Centre can scale up its operational scope in the future.
Training for the NCSC’s team.
The systems will ultimately enable the Centre to operationalize its mandate in incident response and the implementation of Ghana’s National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy
- Additional Information:
- Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines - Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants January 2011 Revised July 2014 and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration. Late bids will be rejected.
- Source of Funds:
- World Bank
- No. of Lots:
- 1
- Agency:
- Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation
- Region:
- Greater Accra
- District:
- Accra Metropolitan District
- Contact Person:
- The Chief Director Attn: The Project Coordinator eTransform Project Rooms 39 Fifth Floor, Ministry of Communications Office Complex Abdul Diouf Street, near Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence P.O. Box M.38, Ministries, Accra Ghana
- Email:
- piu.etransform@moc.gov.gh
- Telphone:
- 0000000000
- Fax:
- Website:
- www.moc.gov.gh