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Winning contracts that come with security strings attached
You've found a contract worth chasing — government, enterprise, or a big client with a procurement team. Then the paperwork arrives: a security questionnaire, an insurer's checklist, a tender clause about "information security controls". Suddenly IT isn't background noise. It's the thing standing between you and the work.
That's what this programme is for.
The situations we see
- A tender asks about your security posture and the honest answer is currently "we have antivirus, probably".
- A third-party questionnaire (TPQ) lands from a client or prospect, and half the questions might as well be in another language.
- Your cyber insurer tightens requirements at renewal — MFA everywhere, backups tested, or no policy.
- A contract you've already won turns out to carry ongoing security obligations someone has to actually run.
None of these are one-off fixes. They're a programme: get the controls in place, keep them in place, and be able to prove it when asked.
How the programme works
1. Where you stand
We assess your current setup against what the contract, questionnaire or insurer actually requires — not against a generic best-practice wishlist.
2. Close the gaps
A prioritised plan, in plain English, with the work sequenced so the urgent contractual stuff lands first. We do the technical work; you approve the decisions.
3. Keep it true
Compliance isn't a certificate on the wall — it's controls that stay switched on. The programme keeps them running and keeps the evidence current, so the next questionnaire is an afternoon, not a crisis.
Proof it works
A court-services business winning a government contract needed to meet the security requirements that came with it. We built and now run the programme that keeps them compliant — and kept the contract theirs.
What it costs
Programmes are scoped to the requirements you're actually facing — a tender response and an insurer renewal are different jobs. We'll give you a clear picture of scope and cost after one conversation, before you commit to anything.