Official UK procurement notice
PPN - A Security Operations Centre (SOC) requirement
Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Published estimate£541,666≈ £181k / year · £650,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026
Next notice expected 31 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanned Procurement Notice - A Security Operations Centre (SOC) requirement
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£541,666
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (1)
- Price: Price 30, Quality 70
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029562- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0671bdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Tender notice published211 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:04 BST
- Next notice expected210 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline182 days ago29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by165 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago29 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Planned procurement notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:52 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 12:04 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active31 Mar 2026, 12:04 BST
- Deadline moved to 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST31 Mar 2026, 12:04 BST-1 days · was 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published29 Sept 2026, 14:31 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 29 Sept 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender document will be published on our procurement portal from the week commencing 30/03/2026
- Bidding documents and specifications Specification attached
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender