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title: "SPS-02306 SOC Services (Security Operations Centre)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839602"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Prison Service"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# SPS-02306 SOC Services (Security Operations Centre)

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839602

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## Summary

The Scottish Prison Service procured a managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to monitor and manage cyber threats across its two corporate networks. The service is intended to strengthen cyber resilience and support the Scottish Government’s public sector cyber-resilience requirements, particularly as the organisation increases its use of cloud-based systems and has limited internal capacity for continuous monitoring. The requirement is for cyber security services rather than equipment or construction. Delivery covers the Scottish Prison Service’s corporate network environment; the procurement data identifies the buyer in Edinburgh. The service requires continuous threat monitoring and management on a 24-hour, 365-day basis, providing operational coverage beyond the buyer’s internal resources.

This procurement has been completed and awarded to Sapphire Technologies, with an active contract signed on 27 April 2026. The contract value is £150,000 (GBP). The Scottish Prison Service used a limited mini-competition through the Scottish Government Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Technology Products and Cyber Services, Lot 1 for digital technology projects and services. The route was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with suppliers on the dynamic purchasing system invited to respond. There was one lot. Nine electronic bids were received, including six from SMEs, and responses were evaluated by the Scottish Prison Service in accordance with the Invitation to Tender Guide to Scoring.

This award demonstrates demand from the Scottish Prison Service for outsourced cyber security operations covering two corporate networks and continuous threat monitoring. Suppliers well placed for similar work will need to provide a capable Security Operations Centre with genuine 24-hour, 365-day monitoring and threat-management capacity, rather than occasional consultancy or incident support. Relevant strengths include operating effectively across cloud-based and corporate environments, identifying and managing cyber threats, and supporting public-sector cyber-resilience obligations. Experience of delivering managed SOC services for organisations with limited internal security capacity would be directly relevant. The competition also shows that this requirement can be accessed through the Scottish Government’s dynamic purchasing system for digital technology and cyber services, with the buyer evaluating detailed tender responses against its scoring guide.

## Notice

As an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government the SPS is expected that they meet the requirements of the Scottish Government's Public Sector Action Plan around Cyber Resilience. The SPS is seeking to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to support the monitoring and management of cyber threats across its two corporate networks. With increasing reliance on cloud-based systems and limited internal capacity for 24/7/365 threat monitoring, the SOC service will provide essential cyber resilience in line with Scottish Government requirements

### Lot Information

Lot 1

SPS procured and awarded this project via the Scottish Government Dynamic Purchasing System - Digital Technology Products and Cyber Services (Lot 1- Digital Technology Projects and Services). An Invitation to Tender (ITT) was published by SPS via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender (PCS-T) portal and was made available to all suppliers on the DPS. Tender responses were then evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT Guide to Scoring.

### Procurement Information

SPS utilised the Mini-Competition route via the Scottish Government Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Technology Products and Cyber Services (Lot 1- Digital Technology Projects and Services)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561936 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Prison Service |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9DJ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sapphire Technologies |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561936

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561936
  SPS-02306 SOC Services (Security Operations Centre) - As an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government the SPS is expected that they meet the requirements of the Scottish Government's Public Sector Action Plan around Cyber Resilience. The SPS is seeking to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to support the monitoring and management of cyber threats across its two corporate networks. With increasing reliance on cloud-based systems and limited internal capacity for 24/7/365 threat monitoring, the SOC service will provide essential cyber resilience in line with Scottish Government requirements

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.sps.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000839602

## Provenance

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