How to win: SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre

About this contract

Jisc operates a Security Operations Centre (SOC) providing managed security monitoring, detection, and response services to organisations across the UK education and research sector. The SOC ingests and analyses security telemetry from a wide range of sources including endpoints, identity systems, cloud platforms, network infrastructure, and applications in order to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats on behalf of its customers. Jisc is commencing a formal procurement process for a SIEM/SOAR platform to support ongoing evolution of its SOC capability. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) outlines Jisc's requirements and the evaluation process that will be used to assess supplier submissions and select a preferred partner. This procurement process is led by Jisc Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jisc.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — JISC scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,250,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 29 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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