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External Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) & Security Operations Centre (SOC) Support Monitoring Service
Authority: O F W A T
CPV: Information technology services (72222300)
Published contract value£95,391VAT basis not stated
Contract ends 31 Jan 2027
Awarded to Phoenix Software Limited
Contract starts 1 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOfwat currently operates an internal Security Operations Centre (SOC) within its security team, responsible for monitoring the organisation's SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) platform. The internal SOC operates during business hours Monday to Friday 9-5pm.
To strengthen resilience and deliver comprehensive round-the-clock coverage, enabling full 24/7 security operations, Ofwat now requires a Managed external SIEM and SOC capability to deliver threat detection, analysis, and incident response.
This service will operate as an extension of Ofwat's internal security team, offering advanced analytics, threat intelligence, and compliance reporting.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Buyer reference
- PROC.0205
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- B5 4UA
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision5 Dec 2025
- Notice published28 Jan 2026
- Contract starts1 Feb 2026
- Contract ends31 Jan 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- O F W A TContracting authority
- Identifier
- D240 · GB-GOR
Suppliers named on the notice
- Phoenix Software LimitedSupplier
- Identifier
- 02548628 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4698dc31-b7df-4c55-b769-c3ce83556e86-2026-01-28T10:47:04Z
- Published
- 28 Jan 2026
- Latest update
- 28 Jan 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4698dc31-b7df-4c55-b769-c3ce83556e86
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4698dc31-b7df-4c55-b769-c3ce83556e86-1