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title: "Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Managed Detection Response (MDR) Services"
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# Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Managed Detection Response (MDR) Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-operations-centre-soc-and-managed-detection-response-mdr-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04535a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Associated British Ports: "Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Managed Detection Response (MDR) Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 May 2024, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Associated British Ports](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/associated-british-ports-coh-zc000195)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 May 2024 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data security software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04535a`

## 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-soc-and-managed-detection-response-mdr-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04535a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fabp%2Faspx%2FTenders%2FCurrent)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-operations-centre-soc-and-managed-detection-response-mdr-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04535a#participate

## Description
We are looking for an established and respected security partner to provide SOC and MDR capabilities that function over a 24-hour period, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The supplier should be able to provide physically present forensic support at our group or port locations (within the UK) to assist with a major incident within 4 hours.The security partner must demonstrate having audited security standards in place including ISO 27001. Other accreditations that would be beneficial are CREST, SOC 2 or similar and be familiar with the UK Network and Information Systems Regulation (2018).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72212732
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We are looking for an established and respected security partner to provide SOC and MDR capabilities that function over a 24-hour period, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The supplier should be able to provide physically present forensic support at ou...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** SOC & MDR Security Services (active)
  - Award id: `040805-2024-BSS-GRP-24/0774-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** SOC & MDR Security Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 18/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040805-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-18T14:55:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:01:35.709Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04535a