Official UK procurement notice
SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOut-of-Hours Security Operations Centre protective monitoring service to supplement Defra's in-house SOC and ensure 24/7 monitoring.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded through GCA's RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPSAwarded
Awarded through GCA's RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS. A 2-stage tender was conducted via Defra's e-Procurement system.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 15:05 BST
- Authority reference
C32398- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078606- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f6e3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published69 days ago18 Aug 2026, 15:05 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2026, 15:05 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2026, 15:05 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Aug 2026, 15:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security Associates LtdSME | £144,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078606-2026-1 · Cyber Security Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2026
- Value
- £144,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cyber Security Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.