Official UK procurement notice
SU243(23) Security Operations Centre, Managed Services
Authority: Swansea University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea University is currently undergoing a major investment in its technical
infrastructure. The university is seeking a Managed Security Operations Centre
(mSOC)as part of its strategic initiative to build strong proactive measures 24/7 to
prevent, detect and quickly respond to security incidents, cyber threats and risks.
An mSOC will provide advanced threat detection and response capabilities, help
the University meet compliance requirements, and provide a cost-effective
solution for managing security operations. Additionally, an mSOC will assist in
incident response planning, further enhancing the University's security posture.
The University has allocated a budget of approximately 170,000.00 GBP annually,
excluding VAT, for this service. The contract will be for an initial 2 years with an
option to extend for a further 2 years on an annual basis (1+1).
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (20)
- Initiation: 6%
- Administration: 3%
- Configuration: 5%
- Operations: 2%
- Alerts: 2%
- Integration: 3%
- Log Data Analysis: 3%
- Correlation: 5%
- Compliance: 3%
- Dashboard: 3%
- Portal: 3%
- Knowledge Base: 5%
- Reporting: 6%
- Data Retention: 3%
- Incident Response: 7%
- Sizing: 3%
- Team Composition and Skills: 5%
- Exit Plan: 5%
- Intelligence Feeds: 3%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (21)
- Initiation: 6%
- Administration: 3%
- Configuration: 5%
- Operations: 2%
- Alerts: 2%
- Integration: 3%
- Log Data Analysis: 3%
- Correlation: 5%
- Monitoring: 5% & Pass/Fail
- Compliance: 3%
- Intelligence Feeds: 3%
- Dashboard: 3%
- Portal: 3%
- Knowledge Base: 5%
- Reporting: 6%
- Data Retention: 3%
- Incident Response: 7%
- Sizing: 3%
- Team Composition and Skills: 5%
- Exit Plan: 5%
- Price: 20
- Price carries 23 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.3 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Sept 2023, 12:57 BST
- Last source update
- 2 May 2024, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Oct 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014186- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0403ceFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:141144)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Timeline
27 Oct 2023 → 2 May 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Notice published2 May 2024, 11:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled2 May 2024, 11:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.