Data Privacy, Information Governance and Risk Management Platform
Science Museum Group · published 2 Nov 2026
- Market engagement until
- 30 Nov 2026
- Estimated value
- £160,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Procedure not stated
- Contract dates
- 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2030
- Where
- London (buyer's location)
- Categories (CPV)
- 72322000 Data management services
Description
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is undertaking market research in advance of a potential procurement exercise for a replacement Data Privacy, Information Governance and Risk Management platform. SMG is interested in engaging with suppliers that provide solutions supporting some or all of the following capabilities: Information Governance & Compliance
- Information Asset Register (IAR)
- Record of Processing Activities (ROPA)
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
- Legitimate Interests Assessments (LIA)
- Data Processing Agreements
- Privacy compliance reporting
- AI governance and AI Register management Case Management
- Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests
- Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Requests
- Subject Access Requests (SAR) and other Data Subject Rights Requests
- Data breach and near-miss management
- Statutory deadline and SLA tracking
- Public-facing document sharing capabilities Risk & Supplier Management
- Information and cyber risk registers
- Supplier and third-party risk assessments
- Vendor management and annual review workflows
- Contract and digital asset tracking
- Reporting and executive dashboards General Requirements SMG is particularly interested in solutions which:
- Reduce administrative effort through workflow automation
- Provide configurable forms, reports and approval processes
- Support Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory integration
- Can operate independently of the main corporate network where appropriate
- Offer strong reporting and audit capabilities
- Support migration from existing systems
- Demonstrate compliance with UK GDPR and relevant information security standards
- Are cost effective and suitable for a UK public sector organisation The anticipated implementation timescale would require a replacement service to be operational before the expiry of the current contract in March 2027. Supplier Engagement At this stage this is not a procurement exercise and does not constitute a call for competition or invitation to tender. The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Understand the supplier marketplace
- Review available solutions and approaches
- Gain indicative cost and implementation information
- Understand available deployment and licensing models
- Inform the procurement strategy and business case Suppliers interested in participating are invited to provide:
- Product overview and key capabilities
- Relevant public sector experience
- Indicative pricing models
- Typical implementation approach and timescales
- Details of any available demonstrations
Notices for this procurement
- 2 Nov 2026 · Preliminary market engagement notice (update)103570-2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Nov 2026 · Preliminary market engagement notice103545-2026 (opens in a new tab)
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