Official UK procurement notice
Managed Security Operations Centre
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe 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.
CPV: Data security software development services · File security software development services · Security software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates to the provision of a Managed Security…Planned
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Authority reference
1722- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000717- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cebaFind a Tender
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is the procurement centre of expertise for the local government sector in Scotland. All 32 Scottish councils are currently members of Scotland Excel. Scotland Excel, in cooperation with the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has been consulting with Scottish councils and other public bodies that are interested in a Security Operations Centre and managed detection and response service on the collaborative procurement of a framework. It is hoped that the solution will offer a range of benefits for Scotland Excel members including: - Offering a security solution available to all Scottish councils and potentially other Scottish public sector organisations. - Help to simplify and accelerate the move to a standard system throughout the councils of Scotland. - Offering financial economies and operational efficiencies. - Consistent use of data and sources to help monitor and improve security services across all councils. - Develop a sector wide standard for security solutions. - Increase the security skills of public sector staff and allow the development of a community of interest with a common platform and language. - Share skills and learning among the community of interest who adopt the solution. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=787418. (SC Ref:787418)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jan 2025 → 17 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published9 Jan 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Tender notice expected17 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.