Official UK procurement notice
ID 5424320 DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description** Pre-Market Engagement** DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME DOF is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with an external security specialist to provide a SOC SIEM managed service that will assist the NICS in monitoring endpoint, user, and network activity with a view to identifying and advising on any suspicious or unusual actions or events that could cause loss of data or service. This collaboration will help build internal NICS capabilities to triage and analyse threats to the data and services managed for our customers. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement DOF wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The objectives of this exercise are to: gain an update in supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, gain an updated insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; understand risks and issues not previously considered and inform the Procurement Strategy. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within the CfT documents area under ID 5424320 DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME and return it via eTendersNI by 3.00pm on Tuesday 15 October 2024. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal. Responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by CPD to all interested suppliers through the eTendersNI messaging system. Your completed questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1** Pre-Market Engagement** DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS…Planned
** Pre-Market Engagement** DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME
DOF is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with an external security specialist to provide a SOC SIEM managed service that will assist the NICS in monitoring endpoint, user, and network activity with a view to identifying and advising on any suspicious or unusual actions or events that could cause loss of data or service. This collaboration will help build internal NICS capabilities to triage and analyse threats to the data and services managed for our customers.
The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement DOF wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.
The objectives of this exercise are to: gain an update in supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, gain an updated insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; understand risks and issues not previously considered and inform the Procurement Strategy. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within the CfT documents area under ID 5424320 DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME and return it via eTendersNI by 3.00pm on Tuesday 15 October 2024. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal. Responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by CPD to all interested suppliers through the eTendersNI messaging system. Your completed questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 23 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030384- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d14Find a Tender
Publisher note: ** Pre-Market Engagement** DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME DOF is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with an external security specialist to provide a SOC SIEM managed service that will assist the NICS in monitoring endpoint, user, and network activity with a view to identifying and advising on any suspicious or unusual actions or events that could cause loss of data or service. This collaboration will help build internal NICS capabilities to triage and analyse threats to the data and services managed for our customers.The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement DOF wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.The objectives of this exercise are to: gain an update in supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, gain an updated insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions; understand risks and issues not previously considered and inform the Procurement Strategy. Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within the CfT documents area under ID 5424320 DoF IT Assist - Supply and Delivery of a SOC/SIEM for NICS - PME and return it via eTendersNI by 3.00pm on Tuesday 15 October 2024. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal. Responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by CPD to all interested suppliers through the eTendersNI messaging system. Your completed questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Sept 2024 → 24 Sept 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
- Tender notice expected24 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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