Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Sussex
Sussex House, Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9RH
UK
Contact person: Neil Gillespie
E-mail: n.m.gillespie@sussex.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
US_22139 - Cyber Security Operations Centre
Reference number: DN1464
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to appoint a Supplier to implement a Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC), delivered as a service and working in close collaboration with the University’s IT team.
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:
UKJ2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Sussex wishes to procure and implement a managed Security Operations Centre [SOC] service from an external provider, delivered as a service. The intention is to operate this as a co-sourced or hybrid operating model, where the external SOC provider works in close collaboration with the University’s internal IT Services team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.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:
Two optional 12-month extensions, to be awarded separately or combined at the discretion of the University. Maximum contract length is therefore sixty (60) months following Implementation period.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/03/2023
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Sussex
Sussex House, Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9RH
UK
E-mail: n.m.gillespie@sussex.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/02/2023