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BY E.G. LTD

Cyber Maturity Assessment and Improvement Service

The Cyber Maturity Service provides an independent, consultancy-led assessment of an organisation’s cyber security posture. It helps organisations understand their current level of cyber maturity, identify risks and gaps, and develop a prioritised, proportionate improvement roadmap.
The service is advisory and does not include managed security services or system monitoring.

Features

  • Independent cyber maturity assessment aligned to recognised public sector standards
  • Alignment to NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and NHS DSPT requirements
  • Governance, risk management, and assurance capability review
  • Policy, process, and control effectiveness assessment
  • Third-party and supplier cyber risk evaluation
  • Incident response and cyber resilience readiness assessment
  • Identity, access management, and user security practices review
  • Prioritised cyber improvement roadmap and recommendations
  • Executive-level reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Consultancy-led, vendor-neutral, and non-managed cyber advisory service

Benefits

  • Reduces cyber risk through structured, prioritised security improvement planning
  • Improves governance clarity and decision-making around cyber security investment
  • Strengthens operational resilience and incident response readiness
  • Simplifies compliance with DSPT, CAF, and audit requirements
  • Improves consistency of security processes across teams and suppliers
  • Identifies control gaps before incidents disrupt services
  • Reduces inefficiencies caused by unclear security ownership and processes
  • Enables proportionate, risk-based cyber investment decisions
  • Improves stakeholder confidence in organisational cyber capability
  • Supports sustainable cyber maturity without introducing unnecessary operational burden

Pricing

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

4 7 6 4 0 0 3 8 9 2 1 7 7 4 0

Contact

BY E.G. LTD Emma Kirkbride
Telephone: 07703341500
Email: emma.kirkbride@byexampleltd.co.uk

About your service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Security Services

  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Security quality assurance (QA) and testing

Service scope

Service constraints
This service provides consultancy-led, advisory cyber maturity assessment and improvement support. Scope includes review of governance, policies, risk management, and assurance arrangements; stakeholder interviews and workshops; gap analysis against recognised frameworks including CAF and DSPT and Cyber Essentials; identification of cyber risks and improvement opportunities; and development of a prioritised, proportionate improvement roadmap. The service provides executive-level reporting and recommendations only. It does not include system configuration, technical remediation, managed security services, monitoring, testing, or operational responsibility for cyber controls or live systems.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes
Support response times
Support requests are logged via an email or ticketed service and triaged based on impact and urgency. All tickets are acknowledged within one business day. Service-impacting or high-priority issues are prioritised for same-day response during core business hours. Response times relate to initial assessment and advisory support rather than issue resolution. Where appropriate, issues are escalated or coordinated with the customer or relevant third-party suppliers. Support is delivered in line with agreed service scope and working arrangements.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Support levels
We provide a range of support levels designed to flex to the needs and scale of each organisation. Support can include standard business-hours assistance as well as enhanced or out-of-hours cover where required. Response times and availability are agreed in advance and aligned to the criticality of the service being supported.

Support costs vary depending on the level of cover, response expectations, and any out-of-hours or enhanced support requirements. Pricing is agreed on a case-by-case basis and set out clearly within the relevant contract or statement of work.

Depending on the service arrangement, clients may be supported by a named point of contact who provides continuity and oversight, alongside access to technical specialists as required. The exact model is tailored to the engagement and agreed at the outset.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Staff screening not performed
Government security clearance
None

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
No

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect £550.00 £750.00
Associate business architect £650.00 £850.00
Business architect £1,000.00 £1,200.00
Lead business architect £1,100.00 £1,300.00

Chief digital and data roles

Chief information security officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief information security officer £1,100.00 £1,300.00
Chief technology officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief technology officer £1,100.00 £1,300.00

Cyber security roles

Cyber security audit and assurance
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Lead cyber security audit and assurance £850.00 £1,050.00
Principal cyber security audit and assurance £1,000.00 £1,200.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst £450.00 £650.00
Junior business analyst £550.00 £750.00
Business analyst £850.00 £1,050.00
Senior business analyst £950.00 £1,150.00
Lead business analyst £1,000.00 £1,200.00
Head of business analysis £1,100.00 £1,300.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager £650.00 £850.00
Delivery manager £850.00 £1,050.00
Senior delivery manager £900.00 £1,100.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,100.00 £1,300.00
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst £550.00 £750.00
Digital portfolio manager £800.00 £1,000.00
Senior digital portfolio manager £900.00 £1,100.00
Head of portfolio £1,100.00 £1,300.00

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
No
Quality management systems (QMS)
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber Essentials Alternative
In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
Cyber essentials plus
No
Cyber Essentials Alternative
In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
  • Certified Data Protection Officer
  • CISMP
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Requirements
  • Certified Cyber Security Practitioner

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • 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
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
    • Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at emma.kirkbride@byexampleltd.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.