Services
Special security assessment
Ahead of security-protected procurement and outsourcing
Before outsourcing, transferring or procuring anything that may give a supplier access to security-sensitive activities, a special security assessment is required. It must show which sensitive information and operations are affected and what protective security is needed, followed by a suitability review.
Northseq produces the assessment with you – concrete enough to shape the contract, and documented enough to hold up in consultation and supervision.
When is it required?
- Ahead of security-protected procurement with a security agreement
- When outsourcing operations, IT or other services
- When transferring security-sensitive activities
- When a supplier may access classified information
- Before consultation with the supervisory authority
How it works
- 01
Scoping
We clarify what the deal actually covers and which sensitive operations or information may be affected.
- 02
Assessment
We describe protective values, consequence levels and the protective security the supplier must meet.
- 03
Suitability review
We assess whether the arrangement is appropriate from a protective security perspective, and on what conditions.
- 04
Contract and consultation
We prepare material for the security agreement, requirements and any consultation with the authority.
Common mistakes
The assessment is made too late, once the deal is already designed – protective security then becomes an afterthought instead of a requirement.
It stays too general. An assessment that does not describe the actual information, systems and access supports neither the contract nor the consultation.
Follow-up matters
A security agreement without follow-up has limited effect. We propose how requirements are monitored during the contract and how access is revoked at the end.
Where needed we also support vetting of the supplier's personnel.
What you get
- A documented special security assessment
- A suitability review with a clear conclusion
- Requirements for the security agreement and procurement
- Material for consultation with the supervisory authority
- A proposal for follow-up during the contract term
Part of Analysis
The assessment builds on your protective security analysis and our wider analysis of protective values, threats and vulnerabilities.
Facing a security-protected procurement?
Tell us briefly about the deal and we will come back with approach and timeline.