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bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 05.06.2013

**PRESS RELEASE**
Advent IM Security joins the Governments Procurement Framework G-Cloud.
Advent IM Ltd is pleased to announce its inclusion on the Governments Cloud Store G-Cloud. This is the newest Government Procurement Framework and gives the public sector access to highly discounted and exclusive Government framework pricing. This means confident procurement and avoids the need for expensive tendering, whilst offering reassurance that procurement rules and guidelines are being met. It also offers the private sector an easier route to work with public bodies.
Advent IM has a lengthy track record as a Security Consultancy for public bodies and Her Majestys Government. The Advent IM Catalogue on G-cloud shows the full range of services available to both public and private sector organisations. G-Cloud is designed to make it easier and faster for those public bodies and departments to procure directly and that now includes expert Security Consultancy from the team of specialists at Advent IM. No longer having to face the convolutions and cost that the tender process can sometimes entail. Advent IM consultants also work closely and very successfully with the private sector. This framework is a vehicle for the private sector to work with HMG more easily, especially small businesses for which the process of tendering may have been prohibitive. The incentive for the private sector is clear; however there will be certain standards of security practice that will be expected of them and their systems, in order to be accepted onto the G-Cloud. Advent IM can offer expert assistance and support to those private sector businesses seeking entry onto this framework, whether that be training, accreditation, Cyber Security and Information Assurance or a host of other areas that need to be considered for G-Cloud. We are delighted to have been selected as a G-Cloud supplier. Although we have had an excellent relationship with the public sector over many years, this marks the start of a direct procurement communications path between Advent IM and potential new clients. It opens doors that were previously not available to us and we look forward to the framework fulfilling its promise of quicker and smoother purchasing processes for public bodies. We also relish the opportunity to help more organisations become G-Cloud suppliers themselves by sharpening their security practices and gaining access to public sector work they were previously unable to tender for. - Julia McCarron, Advent IM Operations Director

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NOTES TO EDITORS About Advent IM Advent IM is an independent specialist consultancy, focusing on holistic security management solutions for information, people and physical assets, across both the public and private sectors. Established in 2002, Advent IM is a centre of excellence for security services, promoting the benefits of best practice guidelines and standards and the need to address risk management to protect against potential threats. From its offices in the Midlands and London, its Consultants work nationwide and are members of the CESG Listed Advisor Scheme (CLAS), Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), The Security Institute (SyI), Business Continuity Institute and British Computer Society. Consultants are also Lead Auditors for the International standard for information security management (ISO 27001) and business continuity management (ISO 22301), Practitioners of PRINCE2, a recognised project management methodology widely used within the public sector, CISSP qualified and Home Office trained physical security assessors. About Government Procurement Services Government Procurement Service (GPS) is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. Operating at the heart of the public sector, it delivers procurement savings by providing significant, sustainable savings through centralised sourcing, category and data management. GPS plays a vital role helping to protect front line services by delivering savings through its aggregated commercial end to end procurement solutions and managed service. In 2012-13 GPS managed 11.4bn of public sector spend, delivering savings of 1.1bn. Strategic alliances with other buying organisations demonstrate GPS' commitment to working in partnership to deliver savings that benefit the whole of the public sector.

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