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# Security Operations Centre Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-operations-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041aea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Ombudsman Service Limited: "Security Operations Centre Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Ombudsman Service Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/financial-ombudsman-service-limited-GB-COH-03725015)
- **Published Value:** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 December 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer support and consultancy services, Computer-related services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Internet services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,146,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-operations-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041aea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041aea`

## 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/security-operations-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041aea#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-operations-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041aea#participate

## Description
Contract for the provision of a managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to provide the following:
1. Provision of a modern and fit-for-purpose SOC capability operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (working in concert with the Financial Ombudsman Service’s cyber security team);
2. Undertake standard security operations functions including:
a) Performing triage of security incidents, core security incident response, and escalation activities (we refer to these as level 1 and 2 activities);
b) Tuning/configuration of the Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solution and associated Security Orchestration, Automation & Response (SOAR) capabilities;
c) Responding to threat intelligence and performing proactive threat hunting;
d) Management, investigation, and resolution of critical/major security incidents including digital forensics as required; and
e) Conducting process improvement activities to improve the effectiveness of the SOC.
3. Provision of cyber security resources on demand to augment the Financial Ombudsman Service's team on an ad-hoc basis. These resources maybe involved in project or business as usual activities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72400000, 72500000, 72600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** Contract for the provision of a managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to provide the following:
1. Support of the existing SOC team to enable a modern and fit-for-purpose SOC capability operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a y...

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Security Operations Centre (active)
  - Award id: `040157-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Littlefish (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132668`
  - Value: £1,146,500 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Security Operations Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,146,500
  - Signed Date: 06/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040157-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-12T16:31:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T13:29:53.878Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041aea