Defence Cyber Certification
This service assists Ministry of Defence (MoD) suppliers in achieving and maintaining compliance with the Cyber Security Model (CSM) version 4 and Defence Standard 05-138. It provides independent verification of an organisation's cyber resilience, replacing the traditional Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ) with a single, three-year certification.
Features
- Detailed assessment against DCC levels (Level 0 and Level 1)
- Guidance on compiling auditable, organisation-wide compliance to DCC
- Support for obtaining Cyber Essentials (required for DCC Levels 0-1)
- Managed support for annual check-ins and three-year re-certification cycle.
Benefits
- DCC provides a single, organisation-wide assurance
- DCC controls (aligned with Def Stan 05-138)
- DCC certified suppliers signal a higher level of cyber maturity
- DCC aligns with the MoD’s goal of end-to-end security
Pricing
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
8 8 6 3 1 4 6 1 7 6 4 9 4 1 4
Contact
INDELIBLE DATA LIMITED
Anna Wilson
Telephone: 01900818000
Email: anna@indelibledata.co.uk
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Security Services
- Security strategy
- Security risk management
- Security audit services
- Security quality assurance (QA) and testing
Service scope
- Service constraints
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Unlike Cyber Essentials, where specific sub-sections of an organisation can sometimes be carved out, DCC generally requires an organisation-wide assessment of all critical business operations essential for delivery.
Certification cannot be granted without active, foundational certificates. Levels 0 and 1 require valid Cyber Essentials.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- We aim to respond within 24 hours Monday to Friday. There is no response at weekends when the business is not open.
- 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
- Yes
- Web chat support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support accessibility standard
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- Web chat accessibility testing
- None
- Support levels
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Defence Cyber Certification includes access to resources; prep call; support during the audit and a free retest.
All support is provided during UK working hours, with options for extended or bespoke support agreed at contract stage. - AI chatbot
- No
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Other security clearance
- Government security clearance
- Security Clearance (SC)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Cyber security roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead cyber security audit and assurance | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Principal cyber security audit and assurance | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Lead cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Principal cyber security governance and risk manager | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security testing | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Lead cyber security penetration testing | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Principal cyber security testing | £1,200.00 | £1,200.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- Centre for Assessment (UKAS Accredited)
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- Wednesday 17 April 2024
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- No exclusions
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- Centre for Assessment
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Wednesday 17 April 2024
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
- No exclusions
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- Be0078be-c2cf-4ae9-b0a6-7392899f1c2c
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
- F9c2e4fa-2cbf-4a73-81f6-c3af6e17d6e3
- Other security certifications
- No
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
- Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
- Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
- Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
- Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
- Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
- Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
- Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
- Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting 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 support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
- 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.
- 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
- Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract
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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
- Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
- Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events
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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
- Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
- Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
- Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
- Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
- Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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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 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
- Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
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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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