Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Ayrshire Council
Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
Contact
Lesley McLean
lesley.mclean@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1563576183
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Market Research - (Cyber Security) - Provision of Security Operations Centre Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this market research questionnaire is to gather information on the supply and approximate/indicative costs of a managed Security Operations Centre for East Ayrshire Council. This will allow the client service to review any potential budget shortfall for the delivery of this future project.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32424000 - Network infrastructure
- 48732000 - Data security software package
- 48730000 - Security software package
- 48731000 - File security software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Main site or place of performance
East Ayrshire Council
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council are currently conducting market research for the Provision of Security Operations Centre Services (Cyber Resilience).
The introduction of this service aims to ensure the Council has appropriate threat detection to enable the monitoring of its’ technical infrastructure in order to detect any suspicious or unusual behaviour.
Having the capability to detect cyber security incidents and attacks is a timely and important aspect of ensuring the overall cyber resilience of the Council
two.2.14) Additional information
Interested parties are asked to complete the market research questionnaire. This information will assist in determining the procurement strategy. Please note this questionnaire is separate from and in addition to the Council’s formal procurement processes.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
22 October 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=710966.
(SC Ref:710966)