What is CPV Code 726?
CPV Code 726 in the Common Procurement Vocabulary stands for IT Security. This code covers all services in information security, cybersecurity and IT risk management for public contracting authorities.
What Falls Under CPV 726?
IT security services encompass a growing spectrum:
- Penetration testing: Checking IT systems for security vulnerabilities
- Security audits: Assessing IT security posture against BSI or ISO 27001 standards
- SIEM services: Security Information and Event Management
- SOC operations: Security Operations Center as a managed service
- Incident response: Responding to security incidents and forensics
- Identity & access management: Access and authorization management
- Awareness training: Sensitizing employees to IT security
Who Procures Under CPV 726?
IT security has top priority in the public sector, from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to municipalities. Critical infrastructure operators like utilities and hospitals have particularly high security requirements.
Regulatory Framework
IT security services in the public sector are heavily regulated by the BSI Act, KRITIS regulation, NIS-2 Directive and the IT Security Act 2.0, driving increasing demand for qualified security service providers.
How Patterno Helps with CPV 726
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Your benefits with Patterno:
- All security areas: Pentests, audits, SOC, forensics and more centrally
- KRITIS projects: Detection of critical infrastructure tenders
- Framework agreements: Early information about multi-year security contracts
- Daily updates: Matching tenders directly by email
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