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# Cyber Security Operations Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cyber-security-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03a441). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sussex: "Cyber Security Operations Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 March 2023 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,333,505 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a441`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cyber-security-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03a441#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cyber-security-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03a441#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The 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 exter...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Cyber Security Operations Centre (active)
  - Award id: `001279-2024-US_22139-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Exponential-e Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142888`
  - Value: £1,333,505 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Cyber Security Operations Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,333,505
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001279-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-15T14:15:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:39:56.992Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a441