Notice Information
Notice Title
SONI077 Cyber Security Governance Partner and Capacity Services
Notice Description
Please refer to the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Scope of Requirements (SOR) for full details.
Lot Information
Cyber Security Governance Partner
* Embedded Cyber Security Governance Partner services to establish and operate SONI's cyber security governance, risk management and assurance model
Renewal: Option to extend by one year
Capacity ServicesProvision of embedded cyber security specialists to provide additional capacity within SONI teams, supporting the day-to-day delivery of cyber security governance and assurance activities.
Renewal: Option to extend by one year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068473
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040431-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SONI LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT6 9RT
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Moneyreagh
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040431-2026
1st May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035604-2026
20th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034819-2026
16th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-068473-2026-05-01T11:56:21+01:00",
"date": "2026-05-01T11:56:21+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-068473",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PPVY-9479-DHPY",
"name": "SONI Ltd",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PPVY-9479-DHPY"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "12 Manse Road",
"locality": "Belfast",
"postalCode": "BT6 9RT",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKN0E"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Dee Fraser",
"email": "tenders.SONI@soni.ltd.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"id": "privateUtility",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Private utility"
},
{
"id": "GB-NIR",
"scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS",
"description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PPVY-9479-DHPY",
"name": "SONI Ltd"
},
"tender": {
"id": "SONI077",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "SONI077 Cyber Security Governance Partner and Capacity Services",
"description": "Please refer to the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Scope of Requirements (SOR) for full details.",
"status": "active",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "72000000",
"description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "2",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "72000000",
"description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "2"
}
],
"value": {
"amountGross": 720000,
"amount": 600000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
"procedure": {
"features": "This is a 2 stage qualification/evaluation process in one document."
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"specialRegime": [
"utilities"
],
"aboveThreshold": true,
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"techniques": {
"hasFrameworkAgreement": true,
"frameworkAgreement": {
"maximumParticipants": 3,
"method": "withReopeningCompetition",
"type": "closed",
"description": "The full details of the selection process are listed in the RFP"
}
},
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/ mytenders.co.uk",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-05-12T12:00:00+01:00",
"enquiryPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-04-27T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"awardPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-06-15T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"title": "Cyber Security Governance Partner",
"description": "* Embedded Cyber Security Governance Partner services to establish and operate SONI's cyber security governance, risk management and assurance model",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 420000,
"amount": 350000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience delivering cyber security governance and assurance services comparable in scope and complexity to those required by SONI.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Governance & Advisory",
"description": "Tenderers must describe their methodology, governance capabilities and proposed delivery approach for establishing and operating SONI's Cyber Security Governance function.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Standards and Certifications",
"description": "Tenderers must provide required certifications as listed in the RFP",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Confirm that suitable account management will be in place",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Explain your approach to operating as an independent Cyber Security Governance Partner within client organisations.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "See Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience delivering cyber security governance and assurance services comparable in scope and complexity to those required by SONI.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Governance & Advisory",
"description": "Tenderers must describe their methodology, governance capabilities and proposed delivery approach for establishing and operating SONI's Cyber Security Governance function.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Standards and Certifications",
"description": "Tenderers must provide required certifications as listed in the RFP",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Confirm that suitable account management will be in place",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Explain your approach to operating as an independent Cyber Security Governance Partner within client organisations.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "See Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience delivering cyber security governance and assurance services comparable in scope and complexity to those required by SONI.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Governance & Advisory",
"description": "Tenderers must describe their methodology, governance capabilities and proposed delivery approach for establishing and operating SONI's Cyber Security Governance function.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Standards and Certifications",
"description": "Tenderers must provide required certifications as listed in the RFP",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Confirm that suitable account management will be in place",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Explain your approach to operating as an independent Cyber Security Governance Partner within client organisations.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "See Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"secondStage": {
"minimumCandidates": 1,
"maximumCandidates": 4
},
"selectionCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"description": "Refer to Award Criteria in RFP",
"forReduction": true
},
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"description": "Refer to Award Criteria in RFP",
"forReduction": true
},
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"description": "Refer to Award Criteria in RFP",
"forReduction": true
}
]
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2028-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Option to extend by one year"
}
},
{
"id": "2",
"title": "Capacity Services",
"description": "Provision of embedded cyber security specialists to provide additional capacity within SONI teams, supporting the day-to-day delivery of cyber security governance and assurance activities.",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 300000,
"amount": 250000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers must demonstration previous relevant experience",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Resource Demand, Quality and Integration",
"description": "Describe how your organisation meets fluctuating or time bound client capacity requirements",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 35,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Tenderers are to demonstrate level of account management",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Describe your approach to ensuring that cyber security resources supplied under this Lot are able to integrate effectively within client teams and organisational cultures.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "Refer to Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers must demonstration previous relevant experience",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Resource Demand, Quality and Integration",
"description": "Describe how your organisation meets fluctuating or time bound client capacity requirements",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 35,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Tenderers are to demonstrate level of account management",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Describe your approach to ensuring that cyber security resources supplied under this Lot are able to integrate effectively within client teams and organisational cultures.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "Refer to Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Experience",
"description": "Tenderers must demonstration previous relevant experience",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 25,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Resource Demand, Quality and Integration",
"description": "Describe how your organisation meets fluctuating or time bound client capacity requirements",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 35,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Account Management",
"description": "Tenderers are to demonstrate level of account management",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Cultural Fit and References",
"description": "Describe your approach to ensuring that cyber security resources supplied under this Lot are able to integrate effectively within client teams and organisational cultures.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Ultimate Cost",
"description": "Refer to Pricing Schedule",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"secondStage": {
"minimumCandidates": 2,
"maximumCandidates": 5
},
"selectionCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "economic",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "Refer to RFP"
}
]
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2028-06-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Option to extend by one year"
}
}
],
"lotDetails": {
"awardCriteria": {
"description": "The Lots will be awarded based on the Award Criteria in the RFP"
}
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
},
{
"id": "034819-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034819-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-04-16T15:43:14+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
},
{
"id": "L-1",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"description": "Scope of Requirements",
"url": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=638126"
},
{
"id": "L-2",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"description": "Legal Agreement",
"url": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=638127"
},
{
"id": "L-3",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"description": "Request for approval",
"url": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=638128"
},
{
"id": "future",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"accessDetails": "Through the system"
},
{
"id": "035604-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035604-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-04-20T12:59:38+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
},
{
"id": "L-5",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"description": "Clarification answers",
"url": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=639123"
},
{
"id": "040431-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040431-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-05-01T11:56:21+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"amendments": [
{
"id": "035604-2026",
"description": "Upload of Documents"
},
{
"id": "040431-2026",
"description": "Upload of Documents"
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}