Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Sara Bevan
E-mail: network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service
Reference number: C32398
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Defra's Security Operations Centre (SOC) is reliant on a hybrid model for protective monitoring, whereby Defra's internal SOC provides coverage during standard business hours (09:00-17:00) Monday to Friday and an external supplier delivers monitoring outside these hours. Defra is seeking to reprocure this out-of-hours Protective Monitoring SOC service when the incumbent contract expires on 31st October 2026.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract Term:<br/>The Authority is seeking an initial contract term of 3-years, with two options to extend for 1-year each (3+1+1).<br/>Route to Market:<br/>The Crown Commercial Service's RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS. Suppliers must register on the DPS via CCS' website and meet the Contracting Authority's requirements to be considered for this opportunity.<br/>Timelines* (2026)<br/>10th March - ITT Stage 1 released<br/>23rd March - ITT Stage 2 released<br/>20th April - ITT Submission deadline<br/>11th June - Contract Award<br/>1st November - Contract Start Date<br/>*Please note that these are provisional timelines and could be subject to change at the Authority's discretion.
II.2.14) Additional information
Please register on the DPS here https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM37643?nav=0 to be considered for this opportunity.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
15/07/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2025