Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Gas Networks
Operations Ltd, 1100 Century Way
Leeds
LS15 8TU
UK
Contact person: Rebecca Rowley
E-mail: rrowley@northerngas.co.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/procurement/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Security Operations Centre
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As part of Northern Gas Networks continued efforts to improve resilience to cyber security threats; there is a need to improve the current way in which NGN identifies, detects, responds, contains and remediates cyber security incidents and continuously improve our cyber security defences.
The time is now right for NGN to establish an outsourced managed SOC capability, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our security operations functions and capabilities, and proactively reduce the potential impact of cyber security events.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of Northern Gas Networks continued efforts to improve resilience to cyber security threats; there is a need to improve the current way in which NGN identifies, detects, responds, contains and remediates cyber security incidents and continuously improve our cyber security defences.
The time is now right for NGN to establish an outsourced managed SOC capability, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our security operations functions and capabilities, and proactively reduce the potential impact of cyber security events.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Possible 3 x 1 year extension provisions.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/12/2020
Local time: 09:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Gas Networks
Operations Ltd, 1100 Century Way
Leeds
LS15 8TU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This notice will be live for 15 days from the date that it is published.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2020