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Security Operations Centre (SOC)

Buyer: LIVEWEST HOMES LIMITED →

BuyerLIVEWEST HOMES LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published27 Aug 2025

What is being bought

To establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC). The value of this Procurement is expected to be in the region of £200,000 per annum. 3.2 The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years extendable at the Client's sole option for 3 periods of 12 months, OR, 1 period of 36 months giving a total of 6 years (the Term). 4 The Client's Objectives for the contract 4.1 The Client's aims and objectives are to: LiveWest is seeking a supplier to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) for our organisation. The SOC will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating and responding to cybersecurity threats and incidents around the clock. The SOC will be responsible for continuous monitoring of network traffic, logs, and security events, Incident detection and response, Threat intelligence and proactive threat hunting. Supporting our vulnerability assessments and preventive measures, routine maintenance and updates of security tools and systems. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders for incident management. The Supplier will have, and be able to demonstrate sufficient technical knowledge and experience in the delivery and maintenance of a proposed solution, that they can also provide advisory / consultancy services if needed. The Supplier will comply with LiveWest policies in relation to data protection and information security and provide necessary documentation in relation to: • Information Security Policy and hold any associated credentials (cyber essentials/ISO27001) • IT Access Controls Policy • IT Change Control Policy • IT Incident Management Policy • IT Acceptable Usage Policy • Data Protection Compliance Policy

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£1,600,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fa61
Latest release ID051744-2025
Latest release timestampWed Aug 27 2025 16:50:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Aug 2025award, contract051744-2025
15 Jul 2025award, contract040249-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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