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    Contracts24/7 Security Operations Centre Monitoring Service
    Awarded contract

    24/7 Security Operations Centre Monitoring Service

    Awarded
    £144k
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Defra seeks an out-of-hours SOC service provider to deliver 24/7 security monitoring and incident response support.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 6 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £144k
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £144,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      20 Apr 2026
      6 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CS
      CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATES LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    6 Aug 2026Today20 Apr 2026

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks a Security Operations Centre (SOC) service provider to deliver out-of-hours monitoring and support to supplement Defra's existing in-house SOC team. The service must ensure continuous 24/7 security monitoring of Defra's IT infrastructure, systems, and networks outside normal business hours. The provider will be responsible for detecting, responding to, and escalating security incidents, threats, and anomalies in real-time. This service is critical to maintaining Defra's security posture and protecting its systems from cyber threats when the internal SOC team is not operating.

    Track record

    7 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS has awarded 7 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATES LTD2× · 29%
    2. AST Marine Sciences Limited1× · 14%
    3. JACOBS UK LTD1× · 14%
    4. Finyx Consulting Limited1× · 14%
    5. Environmental Research Group Oxford Limited1× · 14%
    6. Kynetec1× · 14%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    e40ba25a-c918-456e-b204-3f86767826fb-909633

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