Defence Cyber Certification (DCC)
Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) provides comprehensive, independently assessed cyber security compliance for UK defence suppliers. Our service delivers organisation-wide certification, strengthens competitiveness, simplifies assurance, and ensures access to MoD tenders, supporting robust security controls and ongoing compliance through expert consultancy, technical implementation, and continuous improvement.
Features
- Organisation-wide cyber security certification
- Independently assessed compliance
- Alignment with MoD and international standards
- Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus integration
- Single, point-in-time assessment
- Three-year certification validity
- Annual attestation process
- Gap analysis and readiness assessment
- CREST-accredited vulnerability and penetration testing
- Ongoing consultancy and support
Benefits
- Demonstrates robust cyber security to defence clients
- Simplifies supplier assurance requirements
- Enhances eligibility for MoD tenders
- Reduces risk of cyber threats
- Strengthens competitive advantage
- Streamlines compliance across contracts
- Provides expert guidance and support
- Improves staff cyber awareness
- Ensures continuous improvement in security posture
- Saves time and resources with standardised certification
Pricing
- Education pricing available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
3 7 1 7 4 4 1 2 4 2 5 3 2 8 6
Contact
FORTIS CYBER SECURITY LIMITED
Direct Sales - Matt Leonards
Telephone: 020 8158 7564
Email: sean@fortiscyber.co.uk
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Security Services
- Security strategy
- Security risk management
- Security design
- Security incident management
- Security audit services
- Security quality assurance (QA) and testing
- Other
Service scope
- Service constraints
- There are no known service constraints
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- For initial enquiries customers should expect a response within 24 hours. During engagements the team is available to respond to queries during standard office hours (Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm). Out of hours support is available by prior arrangement.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- All customers have a dedicated account manager and are also assigned to a specific security testing consultant. In addition customers have direct access to Fortis Cyber's Delivery Manager who is on hand to answer any queries regarding the engagement and ensure continuity of support.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Developed Vetting (DV)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Chief digital and data roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chief information security officer | £1,195.00 |
Cyber security roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead cyber security audit and assurance | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security audit and assurance | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security governance and risk manager | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security governance and risk manager | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security governance and risk manager | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security monitoring | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security monitoring | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security monitoring | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber incident response | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security incident response | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security incident response | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security vulnerability management | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security vulnerability management | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security vulnerability management | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security digital forensics | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security digital forensics | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security digital forensics | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security testing | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security penetration testing | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security testing | £995.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £650.00 | |
| Lead cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £895.00 | |
| Principal cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £995.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- LRQA Limited
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Friday 29 September 2023
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
- N/A
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- 26a4f0cb-f3b4-468e-b7dd-6c9557d079f5
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
- D6e21f5d-8293-4c66-8db4-57f3b06a2569
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
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- IASME Cyber Assurance Level 2 Audited Certification
- NCSC Assured Service Provider Cyber Advisor
- Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus Certification Body
- IASME Cyber Assurance Certification Body
- CREST Accreditation - Penetration Testing
- CREST Accreditation - Vulnerability Assessment
Social value
- Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
- Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
- Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
- Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
- Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
- Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
- Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
- Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
- Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
- Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
- Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
- Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
- Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
- Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
- Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
- Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
- Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
- Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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