Contract

Cyber Security Monitoring and Response Service

  • Leeds Beckett University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011304

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0369c8

Published 20 April 2023, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leeds Beckett University

C Building, Portland Way

Leeds

LS1 3HE

Contact

Rob Moore

Email

r.m.moore@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1138125814

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE42 - Leeds

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Cyber Security Monitoring and Response Service

Reference number

672RM

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212730 - Security software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The intended purpose of the solution will be to provide further Cyber Security insight into potentially malicious activity within the Leeds Beckett University environment. The successful bid will effectively act as an extension of the existing IT services team providing detection and response capabilities. This could come in the way of indicators of compromise or attack. The solution will be capable of triage to prioritise issues and incidents. It is expected the service will ingest information from multiple systems into one centralised solution where it will identify potential breaches or suspicious activity. The solution will conduct 24x7x365 proactive monitoring and alerting to ensure risks and issues are dealt with in a proactive and efficient manner. The solution will need to provide alerting and communication to Leeds Beckett University to highlight issues and potentially, where appropriate, remediate issues before an incident occurs.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £850,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance

Leeds

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The intended purpose of the solution will be to provide further Cyber Security insight into potentially malicious activity within the Leeds Beckett University environment. The successful bid will effectively act as an extension of the existing IT services team providing detection and response capabilities. This could come in the way of indicators of compromise or attack. The solution will be capable of triage to prioritise issues and incidents. It is expected the service will ingest information from multiple systems into one centralised solution where it will identify potential breaches or suspicious activity. The solution will conduct 24x7x365 proactive monitoring and alerting to ensure risks and issues are dealt with in a proactive and efficient manner. The solution will need to provide alerting and communication to Leeds Beckett University to highlight issues and potentially, where appropriate, remediate issues before an incident occurs. The solution will also be used in the event of a breach to provide historical data to assist the investigation. The nature of the service dictates the need for a multi-year offering already proven in the marketplace.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Functionality of Solution / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Plan / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Experience in market / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Availability of Resource / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Ongoing Support / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: CSR / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-026295


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

RM672

Title

24/7 Security Monitoring Services.

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 April 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 16

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Waterstons

Liddon Court, Aykley Heads

Durham

DH1 5TS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC14 - Durham CC
National registration number

03818424

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £825,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=776616428" target="_blank">https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=776616428

GO Reference: GO-2023419-PRO-22585657

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Leeds Beckett University

The Grange G13, Headingley Campus

Leeds

LS6 3QX

Email

r.m.moore@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 7753739119

Country

United Kingdom