Deadline: 29-Sep-22
The Government’s National Cyber Programme (NCP) is inviting proposals for activity in support of responsible cyber power internationally.
The National Cyber Strategy 2022 states that the UK will ‘shape global governance to promote a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace’ through a ‘more proactive approach, working with our allies and partners to ensure international rules and frameworks develop in line with our democratic values’.
The international debate on the future of cyberspace is increasingly contested. States who do not share the UK’s values exploit the challenges presented by a free and open internet to push forward their authoritarian visions for cyberspace, under the guise of security.
The UK believes that it is possible to address challenges in cyberspace without adopting authoritarian approaches while also enabling innovation, development and growth. In doing so, they will strengthen our partnerships with other countries and build a shared approach to upholding responsible cyber power internationally.
NCP-I: Project Themes
- They welcome project proposals that will support the UK’s objective of facilitating the development of a shared approach, between the UK and other States, to define ‘responsible cyber behaviour’ by:
- Leveraging insight from thought-leaders to define shared priorities for a campaign to shape the future of cyberspace in line with UK values
- Running workshops to build support for responsible behaviour in cyberspace, including from those at the top of their field
- Conducting analysis to identify shared objectives and positions between a broad group of states
- Proposals should describe how the programme of activity and requirements, and how value for money will be achieved.
Funding Information
- They expect the final programme of activity to run until the end of January or February 2025, with a capped budget of £2 million.
- Prospective delivery partners and consortium leaders should provide layered bids reflecting activity that can be delivered at £0.5 million intervals (£0.5 million, £1 million, £1.5 million and £2 million).
Eligibility Criteria
- The NCP-I welcomes bids from:
- Academia
- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
- Inter-governmental organisations
- Not-for-profit arms of commercial entities
- Many cyber projects, activity and events cannot be delivered fully by a single implementer, as they require a diverse range of capability and skills. They therefore welcome bids from consortia led by not-for-profit organisations.
- Commercial organisations may join consortia as part of a bidding team. In this case the commercial element of the proposal, which can be sub-contracted by the not-for-profit organisation, should be proportionate.
- Proposals will be assessed against:
- Alignment with the requirements
- Value for money for economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and cost-effectiveness
- Project viability, including capacity and capability of implementing organisation(s)
- Project design, including clear, achievable objectives/outputs/outcomes/impact
- Good risk, issue and stakeholder management
- Implementer experience and past performance
- Sustainability of impact.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-programme-international-responsible-cyber-behaviour-call-for-bids