Tender

Security Operations Centre (SOC)

  • ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038643

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c13f

Published 29 November 2024, 3:37pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITED

Borron Street

Stockport

SK12JD

Contact

Darren Long

Email

darren.long@enwl.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7880803753

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD - North West (England)

Companies House

02366949

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.enwl.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/aNtf2

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/aNtf2

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Security Operations Centre (SOC)

Reference number

TT111297

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 SOC Tender will prominently focus on those Bidders that can work with Rapid7 as the SIEM provider and provide the additional wrap-around Services to ensure ENWL becomes eCAF compliant before the end of 2025.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Manchester and Preston

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Tender will prominently focus on those Bidders that can work with Rapid7 as the SIEM provider and provide the additional wrap-around Services to ensure ENWL becomes eCAF compliant before the end of 2025.

Existing tools owned by ENWL to be maintained by the Provider: Office365 E5 (defender, Email Security, DLP), Zscaler Web proxy, Tenable IO, IDAM. New tools to be rolled out as part of the project (NDR, Egress, SOAR)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.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

Potential for an additional 12 months after the initial 36.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Optional extension of an additional year.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

The Tender will prominently focus on those Bidders that can work with Rapid7 and thus there would be an expectation of appropriate partnership certification and accreditation although ENWL are open to alternative offerings where value-for-money and implementation timings are favourable.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

19 December 2024

Local time

10:00am

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

13 January 2025

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Electricity North West Ltd

Stockport

Country

United Kingdom