Official UK procurement notice
Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For WMCA's Managed Security Operations Centre
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is exploring the option of procuring a Managed Security Operations Centre (MSOC).
As cyber threats become more advanced, WMCA recognises the need to enhance its monitoring and response capabilities. WMCA require a future SOC service that not only reacts to alerts but also provides proactive threat hunting, greater visibility of risks and actionable guidance on how to improve our security posture.
Through conducting this pre-market engagement, WMCA is seeking to gain a greater understanding of suppliers within this market who would be interested in responding to the upcoming release of WMCA’s specification of requirements.
Please also note that this is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender exercise. This market engagement is an early step to help us shape our approach before moving into the procurement stage.
The WMCA will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party participating in this exercise.
WMCA intend to circulate a questionnaire through Bravo (WMCA e-tendering portal), allowing you to provide more information about your interest and comment on the proposed approach.
Portal Website: wmca.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Pre Market Engagement Title: Preliminary Market Engagement for the Delivery of a Managed Security Operations Centre
Bravo Solution Project Reference: PQQ_260
CPV: Data security software development services · Security software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
- Authority reference
PRT-DIGDAT-ESG-2025-0003- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051149- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d82Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 31 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
- Market engagement12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
WMCA intend to circulate a questionnaire through Bravo (WMCA e-tendering portal), allowing you to provide more information about your interest and comment on the proposed approach.
Portal Website: wmca.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Pre Market Engagement Title: Preliminary Market Engagement for the Delivery of a Managed Security Operations Centre
Bravo Solution Project Reference: PQQ_260
- Tender notice expected391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts270 days ago31 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:17 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender