Awarded contract

Who won: SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service

A services contract from DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Published

18 August 2026

About this contract

Out-of-Hours Security Operations Centre protective monitoring service to supplement Defra's in-house SOC and ensure 24/7 monitoring.

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