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SONI095 Managed Service - Security Operations Centre
Published Today
27 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
72000000 *
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £17,600,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/03/2027 28/02/2032
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
12 Manse Road, Belfast, BT6 9RT, United Kingdom · UKN0E
Contact
Dee Fraser
Award Criteria
- Candidate Capacity (35%)
- Previous Experience (65%)
- Information Memorandum and Procurement Specific Questionnair... · Bidding Documents
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Reference: SONI095
SONI intends to procure a single Supplier to deliver the SOC (Managed Service - Security Operations Centre) Services, as one tier of a multi-tiered security environment, operating fully within SONI owned tooling and SIEM for the provision of the managed SOC. Detailed service, architecture, tooling, telemetry, integration, governance, performance and contractual requirements will be provided at tender stage under NDA.
Following completion of this PSQ stage, up to 3 suitably qualified Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the tender stage. The tender process will result in the selection and appointment of a single Supplier who will be responsible for delivering the Services for the duration of the contract.
Full CPV breakdown
- 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Utility
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Option to extend for up to 3 years.
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- Refer to PSQ
- Submission method
- www.mytenders.co.uk
- Enquiries close
- 16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 1 Mar 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026 14:32
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-079161
- Notice ID
- SONI095
Full notice record
84 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | SONI Ltd |
| Address › Street | 12 Manse Road |
| Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Address › Postcode | BT6 9RT |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN0E |
| Contact › Name | Dee Fraser |
| Contact › Email | tenders.SONI@soni.ltd.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.soni.ltd.uk |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Private utility |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | SONI Ltd |
Tender
| Title | SONI095 Managed Service - Security Operations Centre |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £21,120,000 |
| Value › Value | £17,600,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | Refer to PSQ |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Participation Fees › Type | win |
| Participation Fees › Description | N/A |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants | 1 |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | Refer to PSQ |
| How to submit | www.mytenders.co.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Expression Of Interest Deadline | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £21,120,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £17,600,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Candidate Capacity |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Candidates must demonstrate that they have access to sufficient, suitably qualified personnel and a credible delivery model to successfully deliver a contract of this nature, in line with the Scope of Requirements. The Candidate Capacity criterion (35%) will be evaluated in two parts: • Sections 7.1 and 7.2 – Quantitative Assessment (40% of the Candidate Capacity Score) • Section 7.3 – Resourcing Approach Narrative (60% of the Candidate Capacity Score) Each part will be scored on a 0-5 basis and combined in the proportions above to produce an overall Candidate Capacity Score. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 35 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Previous Experience |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Candidates must complete the Previous Experience Questionnaire. Candidates are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 65 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Second Stage › Minimum Candidates | 3 |
| Lot › Second Stage › Maximum Candidates | 3 |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Refer to PSQ |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Refer to PSQ |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Refer to PSQ |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › For Reduction | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 28 Feb 2032 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 28 Feb 2035 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Option to extend for up to 3 years. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Information Memorandum and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_File... |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Access Details | Answers to Clarification questions. |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101615-2026 |
| Document › Document 4 › Published | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | Refer to PSQ |
| Risk Details | Refer to PSQ |