Contract

Security Managed Detection and Response Service

  • Lincolnshire County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011586

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f996

Published 27 March 2025, 2:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lincolnshire County Council

County Offices, Newland

Lincoln

LN1 1YL

Contact

Mr Steven Campbell

Email

procurement.lincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1522

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Security Managed Detection and Response Service

Reference number

DN737166

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract for a specialist security provider to provision Human-Driven Security Managed Detection and Response Service to:

1. Reduce the likelihood and impact of a major cyber security incident.

2. Reduce the likelihood and impact of data loss/theft.

3. Reduce the attack surface and improve cyber security maturity across all environments.

4. Improve threat intelligence and understand normal user behaviour to shape and develop cyber security maturity improvement programmes.

5. Respond to a major cyber security incident in an expedient manner and to ensure a quick, secure, and full recovery in the shortest amount of time.

6. Ensure our citizens information and Council services are as fully protected and secure as possible and are impacted minimally by any cyber security threat.

The service is comprised of:

1. Detection and Response Service (Network Detection and Response, and Endpoint Detection and Response)

2. SIEM service management

3. Vulnerability scanning of public interfaces

4. Online exposure monitoring

5. Incident response

6. Network Intruder Alarm (optional)

Awarded following Further Competition conducted under Crown Commercial Services Cyber Security Services Framework RM3764.3

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: £1,761,438

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF3 - Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract for a specialist security provider to provision Human-Driven Security Managed Detection and Response Service to:

1. Reduce the likelihood and impact of a major cyber security incident.

2. Reduce the likelihood and impact of data loss/theft.

3. Reduce the attack surface and improve cyber security maturity across all environments.

4. Improve threat intelligence and understand normal user behaviour to shape and develop cyber security maturity improvement programmes.

5. Respond to a major cyber security incident in an expedient manner and to ensure a quick, secure, and full recovery in the shortest amount of time.

6. Ensure our citizens information and Council services are as fully protected and secure as possible and are impacted minimally by any cyber security threat.

The service is comprised of:

1. Detection and Response Service (Network Detection and Response, and Endpoint Detection and Response)

2. SIEM service management

3. Vulnerability scanning of public interfaces

4. Online exposure monitoring

5. Incident response

6. Network Intruder Alarm (optional)

Awarded following Further Competition conducted under Crown Commercial Services Cyber Security Services DPS Framework RM3764.3

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

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

Restricted 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: 2020/S 000-021814

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN737166

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

NCC Group Security Services Limited

XYZ Building, Hardman Boulevard

Spinningfields

M3 3AQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,761,438


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom