Official UK procurement notice
Security Operations - Out of Hours
Authority: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST (Housing)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2026awarded 1 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Socura
Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 4 Apr 2029 · up to 4 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 4 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement description- Background
LQ Group has a well-established Security Operations Centre (SOC) for protective monitoring and response. Internal security analysts triage and respond to security incidents according to policy. This work is carried out during regular office hours. Due to this shift pattern, we rely on hardening and automated response during out-of-hours. The lack of human triage increases our risk of organizational compromise during nights, weekends, and bank holidays. This risk is especially severe when multiple days pass without SOC staff on shift.
- Objectives
- Successful procurement means establishing a relationship with a security partner capable of providing the OOH SOC Services required to protect the business.
- This partner should be an extension of the internal LQ Group SOC, supporting us to further mature our Security Operations.
- Establishment of a contract over a three-year period.
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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 (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 20 Feb 2026, 14:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033542- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06596aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 14:41 GMT
- Next notice expected208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published196 days ago14 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
- Submission deadline185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by164 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts145 days ago4 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:48 BST
- Standstill ends111 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published20 Feb 2026, 14:41 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 09:19 BSTUK4
- Published value updated14 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
- Status changed to active14 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
- Deadline moved to 24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST14 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST-2 days · was 26 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published26 Jun 2026, 12:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2026, 12:48 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £213,8401 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 13
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocuraSME10 Aug 2026 – 13 Aug 2029 | £213,840 inc. VAT | 1 Jun 2026standstill to 7 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Socura LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender