UK Shared Business Services is seeking market engagement for a hybrid managed 24/7 Security Operations Centre service to enhance security monitoring and incident response for its NEO environments.
UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS) is seeking to procure a hybrid managed, 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to enhance the security posture of its NEO environments. The primary function of this service is to provide continuous, human-led monitoring, detection, and response to security incidents, leveraging the Exabeam SIEM platform that is currently used within UKSBS. The Managed SOC will ensure rapid identification and mitigation of threats, safeguarding sensitive data and supporting business continuity across all UKSBS operations. Through this notice we are looking for engagement with the market and feedback and what is available in general along with any elements of innovation that may need to be considered. Please see below link which will take you to a form with a list of market engagement questions. If you could please provide feedback by 14:00pm (GMT) 21/01/2026 this will be much appreciated. To Access the Requirements Specification which is the current version of the specification which will provide further details on the requirement you will need to contact the DDaT procurement team at UKSBS on ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk Once you have received the specification you will then be able to answer the list of market engagement questions accessible through the link below:- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FtDPLd_5jEixa2g0W1mvtzPoUGIrQtZChfiEUUwgGb1URFRKWEU4VFFJN0Q4N0ZFRENJSjhIMUFJRS4u Please contact ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk, referencing DDaT25591 - UKSBS Security Operations Center - market engagement - to gain access to the specification. Please note that the route to market is undecided at this moment in time. It is hoped that through this pre-market engagement this will help to inform this.
The Contracting Authority UK Shared Business Services would like to conduct pre-market engagement. As part of this information gathering exercise, we have developed a series of questions to ascertain the capability, the capacity and the appetite of the current market and would welcome your responses. Please see link below to access the questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FtDPLd_5jEixa2g0W1mvtzPoUGIrQtZChfiEUUwgGb1URFRKWEU4VFFJN0Q4N0ZFRENJSjhIMUFJRS4u Due to the timeframe required, please ensure to complete the questionnaire before 14:00pm (GMT) on 21st January 2026