Notice Information
Notice Title
SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service
Notice Description
Defra's Security Operations Centre (SOC) is reliant on a hybrid model for protective monitoring, whereby Defra's internal SOC provides coverage during standard business hours (09:00-17:00) Monday to Friday and an external supplier delivers monitoring outside these hours. Defra is seeking to reprocure this out-of-hours Protective Monitoring SOC service when the incumbent contract expires on 31st October 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract Term:
The Authority is seeking an initial contract term of 3-years, with two options to extend for 1-year each (3+1+1).
Route to Market:
The Crown Commercial Service's RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS. Suppliers must register on the DPS via CCS' website and meet the Contracting Authority's requirements to be considered for this opportunity.
Timelines* (2026)
10th March - ITT Stage 1 released
23rd March - ITT Stage 2 released
20th April - ITT Submission deadline
11th June - Contract Award
1st November - Contract Start Date
*Please note that these are provisional timelines and could be subject to change at the Authority's discretion. Additional information: Please register on the DPS here https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM37643?nav=0 to be considered for this opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083442-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Jul 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Contact Name
- Sara Bevan
- Contact Email
- network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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