--- title: "Managed Security Operations Centre" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTLAND EXCEL" published: "2025-01-09" --- # Managed Security Operations Centre Buyer: SCOTLAND EXCEL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418.json) ## Summary Scotland Excel has announced a planned procurement process for a Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC), classified under the General Public Services industry category. The procurement is in the planning stage and seeks a partner to implement and monitor a SOC solution, responding to security events from multiple sources in both cloud and on-premises environments. The contract is valued at £13,000,000 GBP and includes 24/7/365 monitoring and delegated actions based on security event categorisation. Key upcoming dates include a future notice date on 17 February 2025. The location for this procurement is in the UK, specifically accessible to Scottish councils and public sector organisations. This tender presents substantial business opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and managed IT services. Businesses with expertise in security operations and the capability to offer comprehensive support and monitoring solutions will find this tender well-suited to their services. The procurement aims to simplify and standardise security services across Scottish councils, offering financial economies and operational efficiencies. Additionally, it promotes the development of a security skills community and collaborative efforts within the public sector, providing an excellent growth opportunity for businesses capable of contributing to and leveraging this collaborative environment. ## Notice We are looking for a partner(s) who can help implement and monitor a managed security operations centre solution(s), and respond to security events as they arise. This solution will be a common platform to provide visibility of security events from multiple sources in both the cloud and on-premises environment of the contracting local authority. The service will also provide a 24/7/365 monitoring of the platform and will take agreed upon delegated actions within agreed SLAs based on the categorisation of the security event. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates to the provision of a Managed Security Operational Centre. The solution will provide a common platform to enable and simplify councils and associate members of Scotland Excel with a sound security cloud-based system. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521477 | | 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 | 9 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Feb 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £13,000,000 | | 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 | SCOTLAND EXCEL | | Locality | PAISLEY | | Post town | Paisley | | Postcode | PA1 1AR | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire | | Local authority | Renfrewshire | | Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central | | Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72212730 - Security software development services - 72212731 - File security software development services - 72212732 - Data security software development services ## Release History - 9 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521477 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521477 Managed Security Operations Centre - We are looking for a partner(s) who can help implement and monitor a managed security operations centre solution(s), and respond to security events as they arise. This solution will be a common platform to provide visibility of security events from multiple sources in both the cloud and on-premises environment of the contracting local authority. The service will also provide a 24/7/365 monitoring of the platform and will take agreed upon delegated actions within agreed SLAs based on the categorisation of the security event. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=787418 - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000787418. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000787418.json.