Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2317 PROVISION OF A CONTRACT FOR MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPURCH2317 PROVISION OF A CONTRACT FOR MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF 3 YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO PERIODS OF 12 MONTHS EACH WITH BREAKPOINTS AT EACH 12 MONTH INTERVAL.
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CPV: Data security software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PURCH2317 PROVISION OF A CONTRACT FOR MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF 3…CancelledRenewal
PURCH2317 PROVISION OF A CONTRACT FOR MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF 3 YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO PERIODS OF 12 MONTHS EACH WITH BREAKPOINTS AT EACH 12 MONTH INTERVAL.
The UofG Information Security team establishes the policy, toolset, and oversight for robust defence against cyber threats. Cyber security alerts are generated around the clock, given the University's extensive online operations. The University has adopted Office 365 Education A5 Licensing and currently leverages Microsoft Sentinel as a SIEM and alerting tool. In addition to Sentinel's native and Microsoft 365 Defender alerts, we also incorporate Suricata IDS and select Windows log-based events. These are likewise accessible to UofG staff through the console.
We necessitate services encompassing Security Operations Centre with Microsoft XDR capabilities as well as an Incident Response retainer to bolster our cybersecurity posture.
A partner is required assist with the operations and engineering tasks associated with the monitoring of this system in a 24x7x365 fashion. Actioning agreed alerts according to UofG playbook specifications (this could include a wide range of responses including, isolation machine with malware, flagging email accounts as compromised, initiating remote forensic investigations)
We are also seeking a partner to provide additional Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence and advice on security best practice and design for gathering further security telemetry from a diverse set of technologies such as additional server-based log sources, Sophos Central, Cisco Firepower and InfoBlox. To help us further increase our visibility and security posture.
We additionally require Incident Response capability to be offered via retainer.
Refer to ITT document for detailed specification.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical Capability: 25%
- Functionality: 10%
- Additional Services and Supplier Certifications: 10%
- Customer Access: 10%
- University Terms and Conditions: 5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
- Technical Capability: 25%
- Functionality: 10%
- Additional Services and Supplier Certifications: 10%
- Customer Access: 10%
- University Terms and Conditions: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Oct 2023, 14:53 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2024, 10:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PURCH2317- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008952- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f51Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to ITT Documents
Publisher note: Once the deadline has passed submissions can neither be created nor submitted. It is not advisable for Suppliers to wait until the last moment before creating and dispatching a response in case of any last minute problems. Please note large files should be uploaded as early as possible to ensure transfer before deadline. If a Supplier is having problems uploading to the PCS site, then the University must be informed well in advance and depending upon the merit of the case, the University may arrange for the tender to remain open on the PCS system for a short period after the deadline time stated. System problems do not fall under the University’s remit and should be referred to PCS. Postbox Security: Postbox submissions cannot be accessed by anyone, including Millstream, (the provider of the Public Contracts Scotland system) until the deadline. Freedom of Information The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came into force on 1 January 2005, designates University of Glasgow as a Scottish public authority and therefore subject to the provisions and obligations in that Act. This means that any person who makes a valid request for information held by University of Glasgow will be entitled to receive it, unless all or part of that information can be withheld by virtue of the exemptions in that Act. under the Act, University of Glasgow may be required to disclose any information held relating to your response to anyone who makes a request under that Act. Such information may only be withheld if it meets one or more of the exemptions or conditions in that Act. Even if an exemption is available University of Glasgow may nevertheless disclose requested information. Information held cannot simply be classified as “confidential" or "commercial in confidence" to enable it to be protected from disclosure. University of Glasgow may publish the names and contact details of companies who have been issued with a Questionnaire on its website. Information may also be requested under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. (SC Ref:761542)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Nov 2023 → 20 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Mar 2024, 10:27 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled20 Mar 2024, 10:27 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria