Official UK procurement notice
Cyber Security Operations Centre
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sussex wishes to procure and implement a managed Security Operations Centre [SOC] service from an external provider, delivered as a service. The intention is to operate this as a co-sourced or hybrid operating model, where the external SOC provider works in close collaboration with the University's internal IT Services team.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Requirements: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Requirements: 75%
- Price: 25%
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Feb 2023, 11:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2024, 14:15 GMT
- Authority reference
US_22139- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001279- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a441Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Mar 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline13 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Jan 2024, 14:15 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2024- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2024, 14:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Jan 2024, 14:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exponential-E Limited | £1,333,505 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cyber Security Operations Centre · Exponential-E Limited
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- £1,333,505
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of SussexContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyReview bodyBody governed by public lawEducation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Exponential-e LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.