Published date: 15 December 2025
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Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
SW1P 3JR
Procurement reference
CF-0583700D8d000003VQwdEAG
Published date
15 December 2025
Closing date
10 March 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Defra's Security Operations Centre (SOC) is reliant on a hybrid model for protective monitoring, whereby Defra's internal SOC provides coverage during standard business hours (09:00-17:00) Monday to Friday and an external supplier delivers monitors outside these hours. Defra is seeking to reprocure this out-of-hours Protective Monitoring SOC service when the incumbent contract expires on 31st October 2026.
Contract Term:
The Authority is seeking an initial contract term of 3-years, with two options to extend for 1-year each (3+1+1).
Timelines*
10th March - ITT Stage 1 released
23rd March - ITT Stage 2 released
20th April - ITT Submission deadline
11th June - Contract Award
1st November - Contract Start Date
*Please note that these are provisional timelines and could be subject to change at the Authority's discretion.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sara Bevan
Address
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Telephone
020 7270 3000
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