Swansea City and County Council is seeking a four-year framework agreement to check the condition of technology. The agreement will be accessible to all public sector bodies across Wales and would be worth between £4-12m.

The framework agreement for the supply of an Information Technology Health Check (ITHC) and associated services, would enable compliance with security best practice guidelines and the requirements of GCSx Code Of Connection (CoCo) 4.1 and PCI-DSS accreditation.

The majority of public sector networks are currently accredited to handle protectively marked information up to level 3, ‘restrict’, but some members may have a requirement to test their network at higher levels.

Compliance with PCI-DSS, a payment card industry standard, will also be covered by the deal.

The contracts will be awarded principally on supplier and service quality (60% of the weighting), followed by price (40%).

Vendors have until 8 September to request participation; up to seven suppliers will be invited to bid.