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Provision of Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC)

EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

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23 Sep 2026 at 10:29

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Summary of the contracting process

East West Railway Company Limited bought services to establish and maintain a managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability for its railway organisation. The requirement covers setting up the capability and providing ongoing operation and maintenance, rather than a one-off IT supply. The procurement is classified as IT services. The delivery location is recorded as the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery site is identified in the process data. This is relevant to security operations providers able to build and run a managed SOC for a transport-sector buyer, including suppliers with the people and technical capability to provide continuing security monitoring and operations. The scope is expressed as a single requirement rather than separate service components.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to MTI Technology Limited. The award is active, and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026, for £207,799. The award and contract relate to one lot, although that lot is marked cancelled in the tender information. East West Railway used a limited procedure, making a call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework under its prescribed call-off process; the recorded rationale says the procurement was outside the scope of the directive. The stated award criterion was price. Six bids were recorded for the lot. The contract period is not included in the published process data.

This award demonstrates demand from East West Railway for an externally provided SOC capability that can be established and then maintained as an ongoing service. Suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement should be able to show that they can deliver managed security operations for a transport organisation, with sufficient operational capacity to sustain the service after implementation. The buyer used a G-Cloud 14 framework call-off route, so experience supplying through that framework and working within its call-off process is commercially relevant. Price was the stated award criterion, making a competitive cost model important alongside credible delivery capability. Six bids were recorded, indicating competition for this requirement. The process does not set out specific technical standards, accreditations or staffing qualifications, so these should not be treated as confirmed requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC)

Notice Description

Provision of services to establish and maintain a Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability at EWR

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of services to establish and maintain a Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability at EWR

Procurement Information

The contract was a call-off under the G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14), which was established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and expressly permits direct award in accordance with its prescribed call-off procedure

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07784c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089983-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£207,799 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK9 1EN
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MTI Technology Limited

Further Information

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