--- title: "Market Research - (Cyber Security) - Provision of Security Operations Centre Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-21" --- # Market Research - (Cyber Security) - Provision of Security Operations Centre Services Buyer: EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966.json) ## Summary The East Ayrshire Council, a regional or local authority based in Kilmarnock, UK, has initiated a tendering process for the provision of Security Operations Centre services related to Cyber Security. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase as of the document's date of October 21, 2022. The market research questionnaire aims to gather information on costs and supply for the Security Operations Centre. The tentative total value of the contract is £100,000 GBP. The business opportunity entails services for enhancing cyber resilience, with a future notice date set for October 22, 2022. This tender from the East Ayrshire Council presents an opportunity for businesses in the cybersecurity industry to compete for providing Security Operations Centre services. Companies specialising in threat detection, cybersecurity incident monitoring, and cyber resilience solutions would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The planned procurement focuses on enhancing the council's technical infrastructure security to detect and respond to cyber threats effectively, highlighting the importance of cyber resilience in today's digital landscape. ## Notice The purpose of this market research questionnaire is to gather information on the supply and approximate/indicative costs of a managed Security Operations Centre for East Ayrshire Council. This will allow the client service to review any potential budget shortfall for the delivery of this future project. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Council are currently conducting market research for the Provision of Security Operations Centre Services (Cyber Resilience). The introduction of this service aims to ensure the Council has appropriate threat detection to enable the monitoring of its' technical infrastructure in order to detect any suspicious or unusual behaviour. Having the capability to detect cyber security incidents and attacks is a timely and important aspect of ensuring the overall cyber resilience of the Council. Interested parties are asked to complete the market research questionnaire. This information will assist in determining the procurement strategy. Please note this questionnaire is separate from and in addition to the Council's formal procurement processes. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462316 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Oct 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | KILMARNOCK | | Post town | Kilmarnock | | Postcode | KA3 7BU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | | Local authority | East Ayrshire | | Electoral ward | Kilmarnock East and Hurlford | | Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | | Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 32424000 - Network infrastructure - 48730000 - Security software package - 48731000 - File security software package - 48732000 - Data security software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 21 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462316 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT462316&idx=1 21st October 2022 - Market Research Questionnaire - Security Operations Centre (SOC) Services - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462316 Market Research - (Cyber Security) - Provision of Security Operations Centre Services - The purpose of this market research questionnaire is to gather information on the supply and approximate/indicative costs of a managed Security Operations Centre for East Ayrshire Council. This will allow the client service to review any potential budget shortfall for the delivery of this future project. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=710966 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710966.json.