Published date: 15 December 2025

Last edited date: 15 December 2025

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 10 March 2026

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 monitoring 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).

Route to Market:
The Crown Commercial Service's RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS. Suppliers must register on the DPS via CCS' website and meet the Contracting Authority's requirements to be considered for this opportunity.

Timelines* (2026)
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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service

  • Early engagement
  • Published 15 December 2025, last edited 15 December 2025

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

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk